Childhood Asthma: Proper Managements do Reduce Severity

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 86, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2003, Pages

  Vangveeravong, Mukda ^a  

^a QUEEN SIRIKIT NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Childhood Asthma; Proper Management; Readmissions; Severity; Younger Age Group

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMINOPHYLLINE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; STEROID;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHEEZING;

ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THAILAND;

EID: 0347518887     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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