Factors associated with frequent emergency room attendance by asthma patients in Palestine

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 920-927

  Al Zabadi, Hamzed ^a,b   El Sharif, N ^a  

^a AL QUDS UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Asthma; Emergency room; Frequent ER attendees; Health service utilisation; Medication use

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; BECLOMETASONE; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; LONG ACTING DRUG; SHORT ACTING DRUG; STEROID; THEOPHYLLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; EMERGENCY PATIENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INHALER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALESTINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; NEBULIZER;

ASTHMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS;

EID: 34547818608     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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