Gender and Status Asthmaticus

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 763-767

  Rao, Sanjeev ^b   Raju, Priya ^b   Smina, Mihai ^b   Upadya, Anupama ^b   Amoateng Adjepong, Yaw ^b   Manthous, Constantine A ^a  

^a BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Asthma; Critical care; Mechanical ventilation; Permissive hypercapnia; Status asthmaticus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASTHMATIC STATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; STATUS ASTHMATICUS;

EID: 0242496392     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JAS-120023503     Document Type: Article

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