Early effects of Asthma Prevention Program on asthma diagnosis and hospitalization in urban population of Poland

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 606-610

  Stelmach, W ^a   Majak, P ^b   Jerzynska, J ^b   Stelmach, I ^b  

^a Regional Health Insurance Fund   (Poland)

^b M Curie Hospital   (Poland)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Hospitalization; Poland; Prevention; Programme

Indexed keywords

EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG AUSCULTATION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; POLAND; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEST; SPIROMETRY; URBAN POPULATION;

ASTHMA; DEMOGRAPHY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PATIENT EDUCATION; POLAND; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 17644387501     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2005.00773.x     Document Type: Article

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