Frequency and clinical characteristics of rapid-onset fatal and near-fatal asthma

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 846-852

  Plaza, V ^a   Serrano, J ^a   Picado, C ^a   Sanchis, J ^a   Abal, J ^a   Ancochea, J ^a   Armengol, J ^a   Bardagi S ^a   Barrio, J ^a   Benitez J M ^a   Botey, J ^a   Chacon E ^a   Cobos, N ^a   Cosano, F J ^a   de Diego, A ^a   Escribano, A ^a   Galdiz J B ^a   Garcia Hernandez G ^a   Gonzalez M I ^a   Perez Yarza, E G ^a   Heredia, J L ^a   Izquierdo, J ^a   Korta, J ^a   Lopez Vina A ^a   Martin Escribano, P ^a   Martin Villasclaras, J J ^a   Martinez Moragon E ^a   Melchor, R ^a   Merino, J M ^a   de Pablo, J ^a   Perpina M ^a   Pellicer, C ^a   Planell, C ^a   Ramos, J ^a   Sanchez Gil R ^a   Serra, J ^a   Sureda, B ^a   Gonzalez PY E ^a   more..

^a HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Asthma; Asthma classification; Asthma mortality; Asthmatic crisis; Fatal asthma; Rapid onset asthma

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; IRRITANT AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASTHMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATALITY; FEMALE; FUME; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SPIROMETRY; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; EXPOSURE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STRESS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ASTHMA; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; STRESS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0036014526     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.02.00241502     Document Type: Article

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