Asthma hospitalizations among US military personnel, 1994 to 2004

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 36-43

  Hansen, Christian J ^a   Russell, Kevin L ^a   Smith, Tyler C ^a   Neville, James S ^c   Krauss, Margot R ^b   Ryan, Margaret A K ^a  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Air Force Institute for Operational Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846230537     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60857-5     Document Type: Article

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