Health service accessibility and deaths from asthma

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 101-105

  Jones, A P ^a   Bentham, G ^a   Horwell, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma mortality; Avoidable mortality; Health service accessibility

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; ASTHMA; HEALTH SERVICES; MORTALITY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; UNITED KINGDOM;

ASTHMA; ENGLAND; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033022281     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/28.1.101     Document Type: Article

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