Sex differences among adults presenting to the emergency department with acute asthma

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 159, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1237-1243

  Singh, Anita K ^a   Cydulka, Rita K ^c   Stahmer, Sarah A ^d   Woodruff, Prescott G ^a,b   Camargo Jr , Carlos A ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BETA ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0033553881     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.159.11.1237     Document Type: Article

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