Predictors of health care utilization of children with asthma in the community

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 166-171

  Maziak, Wasim ^a,b   Von Mutius, Erika ^c   Keil, Ulrich ^a   Hirsch, Thomas ^d   Leupold, Wolfgang ^d   Rzehak, Peter ^e   Behrens, Thomas ^a   Weiland, Stephan K ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b SYRIAN CENTER FOR TOBACCO STUDIES   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^c LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Cross sectional; Emergency department; Health care; Hospitalization

Indexed keywords

TOBACCO SMOKE;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; SPEECH DISORDER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WHEEZING;

EID: 1842733235     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1399-3038.2003.00105.x     Document Type: Article

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