Disparities in the circumstances of asthma deaths in Maryland

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 777-782

  Lane, Wendy G ^a   Newman, David ^b   Edwards, Maureen ^c   Blaisdell, Carol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Chelmsford Pediatrics   (United States)

^c MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Disparities; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ILLICIT DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ASTHMA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MARYLAND; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33845798317     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900601031839     Document Type: Article

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