Temporal dynamics of emergency department and hospital admissions of pediatric asthmatics

Environmental Research

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 7-17

  Kimes, Daniel ^a   Levine, Elissa ^a   Timmins, Sidey ^b   Weiss, Sheila R ^c   Bollinger, Mary E ^d   Blaisdell, Carol ^d  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; Epidemiology; Hospitalizations; Pediatric asthma

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; CHILD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUTUMN; CHILD; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RESIDENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPRING; UNITED STATES; WINTER;

MARYLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0344551959     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-9351(03)00046-X     Document Type: Article

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