Relationship between the characteristics of hospitalised acute asthma patients and the severity of their asthma. A case-control study

Allergologia et Immunopathologia

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 225-229

  Rodrigo, G J ^a   Plaza, V ^b   Neffen, H ^c   Levy, G ^d   Perpina M ^e  

^a HOSPITAL CENTRAL DE LAS FUERZAS ARMADAS   (Uruguay)

^b HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

^c 'O Alassia' Children's Hospital   (Argentina)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE CARACAS   (Venezuela)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDOSIS; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTERIAL PH; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTUBATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPIROMETRY;

ACIDOSIS, RESPIRATORY; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTUBATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SPAIN; SPIROMETRY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 70449729547     PISSN: 03010546     EISSN: 15781267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aller.2009.03.008     Document Type: Article

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