Epidemiology of respiratory viruses in patients hospitalized with near-fatal asthma, acute exacerbations of asthma, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 272-277

  Tan, Wan C ^a,d   Xiang, Xueyu ^a   Qiu, Diwen ^a   Ng, Tze Pin ^a   Lam, Sin F ^b   Hegele, Richard G ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILL; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAISE; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL RECORD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SAMPLING; SORE THROAT;

EID: 0041377790     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(03)00353-X     Document Type: Article

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