Circadian differences among 4,096 emergency department patients with acute asthma

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1124-1129

  Brenner, Barry E ^a,e   Chavda, Kamal K ^a   Karakurum, Melodi B ^a   Karras, David J ^b   Camargo Jr , Carlos A ^c,d  

^a BROOKLYN HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Bronchospasm; Circadian; Diurnal; Nocturnal

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHOSPASM; CHILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGHT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE;

EID: 0034984221     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200106000-00005     Document Type: Article

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