Race/ethnicity differences in the inpatient management of acute asthma in the United States

Chest

Volumn 135, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1527-1534

  Chandra, Divay ^a   Clark, Sunday ^b   Camargo Jr , Carlos A ^c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Disparity; Inpatient; Management; Outcomes; Race ethnicity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 66649103317     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.08-1812     Document Type: Article

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