Influence of family income on hospital visits for asthma among Canadian school children

Thorax

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 513-517

  Dales, R E ^a   Choi, B ^b   Chen, Y ^c   Tang, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TOBACCO SMOKE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CANADA; CIGARETTE SMOKING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PASSIVE SMOKING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0036280388     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.57.6.513     Document Type: Article

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