Is admission for epistaxis more common in Caucasian than in Asian people? A preliminary study

Clinical Otolaryngology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 386-389

  Daniel, M ^a   Jaberoo, M C ^a   Stead, R E ^a   Reddy, V M ^a   Moir, A A ^a  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EPISTAXIS; ETHNOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; EPISTAXIS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS; PATIENT ADMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33749443999     PISSN: 17494478     EISSN: 17494486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-4486.2006.01274.x     Document Type: Article

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