Outcome evaluation of early discharge from hospital with asthma

Respirology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 77-81

  Khan, Sanaur R ^a   Henry, Richard L ^a   Hurst, Tara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asthma; Discharge; Hospital; Salbutamol

Indexed keywords

INFUSION FLUID; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; OXYGEN; PREDNISOLONE; SALBUTAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EMERGENCY WARD; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ALBUTEROL; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROBABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037367341     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1843.2003.00431.x     Document Type: Article

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