International trends in admissions and drug sales for asthma

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 138-145

  Gupta, R ^a   Anderson, H Ross ^a   Strachan, D P ^a   Maier, W ^b   Watson, L ^b  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Drug sales; Hospital admissions; International; Trends

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG USE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TREND STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PATIENT ADMISSION; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 33244454778     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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