Patient characteristics associated with nocturnal emergency department visits for asthma

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 469-475

  Baibergenova, Akerke ^a,b   Thabane, Lehana ^a,b   Akhtar Danesh, Noori ^a   Levine, Mitchell ^a,b   Gafni, Amiram ^a   Ieraci, Luciano ^c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR EVALUATION OF MEDICINES   (Canada)

^c CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH INFORMATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; Circadian variation; Emergency department; Gender; Nocturnal visit

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ASTHMA; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 33748452659     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900600758382     Document Type: Article

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