Trends of asthma in Mexico: An 11-year analysis in a nationwide institution

Chest

Volumn 125, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1993-1997

  Vargas, Mario H ^a   Díaz Mejía, Guillermo S ^b   Furuya, María E Y ^a   Salas, Jorge ^c   Lugo, Alejandro ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE PEDIATRÍA   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ENFERMEDADES RESPIRATORIAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Asthma epidemic; Asthma epidemiology; Health services; Time trend

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONSULTATION; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EXPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEXICO; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 2942716730     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.125.6.1993     Document Type: Article

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