Relapse after emergency department discharge for acute asthma

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 709-717

  Rowe, Brian H ^a,h   Villa Roel, Cristina ^a,h   Sivilotti, Marco L A ^a   Lang, Eddy ^b,h   Borgundvaag, Bjug ^c   Worster, Andrew ^a,h   Walker, Allan ^d,e,f   Ross, Scott ^a,g,h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e Northeast Community Health Centre   (Canada)

^f MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g Sturgeon General Hospital   (Canada)

^h Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Research Consortium (CAEP RC)   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; Corticosteroids; Emergency department; Relapse

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUTICASONE; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; THEOPHYLLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56849094401     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2008.00176.x     Document Type: Article

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