Hospitalization trends for paediatric asthma in eastern Finland: A 10-yr survey

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1035-1039

  Korhonen, K ^a   Reijonen, T M ^a   Malmstrom K ^a   Klaukka, T ^a   Remes, K ^a   Korppi, M ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Admission; Asthma; Children; Epidemiology; Hospitalization; Re admission

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; GLUCOCORTICOID; SALBUTAMOL; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG UTILIZATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PATIENT READMISSION; PREVALENCE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; HUMANS;

EID: 0035991328     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.02.00260202     Document Type: Article

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