What can predict the exacerbation severity in asthma?

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 344-347

  Kivilcim Oguzulgen, I ^a   Turktas, Haluk ^a   Mullaoglu, Sema ^a   Ozkan, Secil ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Asthma; Elderly; Exacerbation; Older age; Retrospective; Risk factor; Severity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ASTHMATIC STATE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SPIROMETRY;

ADULT; AGING; ASTHMA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPIROMETRY; STATUS ASTHMATICUS;

EID: 34447260289     PISSN: 10885412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/aap.2007.28.2949     Document Type: Article

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