A multiple cause-of-death analysis of asthma mortality in the United States, 1990-2001

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 757-763

  McCoy, Lucie ^a,c   Redelings, Matthew ^a   Sorvillo, Frank ^a,b   Simon, Paul ^a,b  

^a LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Mortality; Multiple cause of death; Vital statistics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY BURDEN; BRONCHITIS; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORTALITY; NEGRO; NEWBORN; RACE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; WINTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASTHMA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 28744451639     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900500308189     Document Type: Article

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