Identifying children with persistent asthma from health care administrative records

Canadian Respiratory Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 141-145

  Kozyrskyj, Anita L ^a,c   Mustard, Cameron A ^a,b   Becker, Allan B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; Child; Databases; Drug; Epidemiology; Prescriptions

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; FENOTEROL; FLUTICASONE; KETOTIFEN; SALBUTAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONSULTATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT SELECTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; WHEEZING; WINTER;

EID: 1942507300     PISSN: 11982241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2004/976852     Document Type: Article

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