Clinical deterioration in pediatric asthmatic patients after September 11, 2001

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 420-426

  Szema, Anthony M ^a   Khedkar, Meera ^a   Maloney, Patrick F ^a   Takach, Patricia A ^a   Nickels, Michael S ^a   Patel, Harshit ^a   Modugno, Francesmary ^b   Tso, Alan Y ^c   Lin, Deborah H ^c  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Charles B Wang Community Health Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Peak flow; Pediatric; September 11, 2001; World Trade Center

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ACCIDENT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALER; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; TERRORISM;

EID: 1542616275     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2003.12.015     Document Type: Article

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