A retrospective characterization of African- and European American asthmatic children in a pediatric critical care unit

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 101, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1119-1124

  Files, Daniel Clark ^a   Patel, Neal ^b   Gebretsadik, Tebeb ^b   Moore, Paul E ^b   Sheller, James ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Health care disparities; Intensive care; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; FORMOTEROL; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; LEUKOTRIENE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; SALMETEROL; STEROID;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 73349111918     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)31107-X     Document Type: Article

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