Beyond administrative data: Characterizing cardiorespiratory disease episodes among patients visiting the emergency department

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 107-112

  Stieb, David M ^a   Beveridge, Robert C ^b   Smith Doiron, Marc ^b   Burnett, Richard T ^b   Judek, Stan ^b   Dales, Robert E ^b   Anis, Aslam H ^b  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0034080547     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404921     Document Type: Article

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