The gender disparity in adult asthma hospitalizations dynamically relates to age

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 931-935

  Lin, Robert Y ^a,b   Lee, Gerald B ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL MANHATTAN   (United States)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Gender; Hospitalization; New York State; SPARCS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASTHMA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57749170949     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900802395504     Document Type: Article

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