Children with asthma admitted to a pediatric observation unit

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 645-649

  Miescier, Michael J ^a   Nelson, Douglas S ^a   Firth, Sean D ^a   Kadish, Howard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Observation unit

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; OXYGEN; PREDNISOLONE; SALBUTAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMERGENCY WARD; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PREDICTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL UNITS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 27144495808     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000181425.87224.f5     Document Type: Review

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