Risk factors for ER visits due to asthma exacerbations in patients enrolled in a program for the control of asthma and allergic rhinitis in Feira de Santana, Brazil;Fatores de risco para visitas à emergência por exacerbações de asma em pacientes de um programa de controle da asma e rinite alérgica em Feira de Santana, BA

Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1168-1173

  Brandão, Heli Vieira ^a   Cruz, Constança Sampaio ^b   Pinheiro, Murilo Cerqueira ^c   Costa, Edgar Adolfo ^c   Guimarães, Armênio ^b   Souza Machado, Adelmir ^d   Cruz, Álvaro Augusto ^d  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

^b ESCOLA BAHIANA DE MEDICINA E SAÚDE PÚBLICA   (Brazil)

^c Bahia State Health Department   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Asthma etiology; Health services; Program evaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 76449118727     PISSN: 18063713     EISSN: 18063713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1806-37132009001200002     Document Type: Article

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