Predictors of short-term clinical response to acute asthma care in adults

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 69-75

  Coyle, Yvonne M ^a   Hynan, Linda S ^b   Gruchalla, Rebecca S ^c   Anderson, Ron J ^a  

^a Division of General Internal Medicine   (United States)

^b Department of Psychiatry   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Outcomes assessment; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CORTICOSTEROID; OZONE;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; UNITED STATES; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ASTHMA; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036174688     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/14.1.69     Document Type: Article

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