Hospitalized patients with asthma who leave against medical advice: Characteristics, reasons, and outcomes

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 924-929

  Baptist, Alan P ^a   Warrier, Indulekha ^b   Arora, Rachna ^a   Ager, Joel ^c   Massanari, R Michael ^c  

^a Allergy/Immunology Section   (United States)

^b Department of Pediatrics

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

against medical advice; Asthma; health; insurance; patient discharge; patient readmission; relapse, recurrence; socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 34047180462     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2006.11.695     Document Type: Article

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