Patterns and predictors of asthma-related emergency department use in Harlem

Chest

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1129-1135

  Ford, Jean G ^a   Meyer, Ilan H ^a   Sternfels, Pamela ^a   Findley, Sally E ^a   McLean, Diane E ^a   Fagan, Joanne K ^a   Richardson, Lynne ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Access; African American; Asthma; Emergency department; Psychosocial; Severity; Urban; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0034795322     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.120.4.1129     Document Type: Article

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