Background severity of asthma in children discharged from the emergency department

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 432-435

  Khan, M S R ^a   O'Meara, M ^a,b   Henry, R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asthma; Emergency; Preventer; Undertreatment

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0141836996     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.2003.00183.x     Document Type: Article

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