Asthma hospital admission and mortality in mainland Portugal 2000-2007;Internamento e mortalidade intra-hospitalar por asma em Portugal continental (2000-2007)

Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 367-383

  Bugalho De Almeida, A ^a   Covas, A ^b   Prates, L ^b   Fragoso, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b Health Services Central Aministration

Author keywords

Bronchial asthma; Costs; Hospital admission; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PORTUGAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PORTUGAL; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68949203516     PISSN: 08732159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0873-2159(15)30141-0     Document Type: Article

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