Changing patterns of hospital admission for asthma, 1981-97

Thorax

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 687-690

  Morrison, D S ^a   McLoone, P ^a  

^a MRC SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Hospital admission; Readmission

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ASTHMA; BED OCCUPANCY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; SCOTLAND; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0034840333     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.56.9.687     Document Type: Article

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