Fatal asthma in Finnish children and adolescents 1976-1998: Validity of death certificates and a clinical description

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 210-215

  Malmström, Kristiina ^a   Kaila, Minna ^b   Kajosaari, Merja ^c   Syvänen, Pirkko ^a   Juntunen Backman, Kaisu ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Death certificates; Diagnosis; Mortality; Trigger

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; IBUPROFEN; THEOPHYLLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUTOPSY; AUTUMN; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EXERCISE; FATALITY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SUMMER; VALIDATION PROCESS; VALIDITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEATH CERTIFICATES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33947287182     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: 10990496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.20552     Document Type: Article

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