Hospital admissions for childhood asthma in Rogaland, Norway, from 1984 to 2000

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 610-616

  Engelsvold, D H ^a   Oymar K ^a,b  

^a STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Admission; Asthma; Children; Hospitalization

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; THEOPHYLLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INHALATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NORWAY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0041419559     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035350310011579     Document Type: Article

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