Comparison of the seasonal patterns of asthma identified in general practitioner episodes, hospital admissions, and deaths

Thorax

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 662-665

  Fleming, D M ^a   Cross, K W ^a   Sunderland, R ^b   Ross, A M ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Asthma deaths; Hospital admissions; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SEASONS; WALES;

EID: 0033941220     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.55.8.662     Document Type: Article

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