Trends in hospital admissions due to asthma in north-west Spain from 1995 to 2007

Allergologia et Immunopathologia

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 254-258

  Gonzalez Barcala, F J ^a   Aboal Vinas J ^b   Valdes Cuadrado, L ^b   Bourdin, A ^c   Alvarez Dobano J M ^b   Takkouche, B ^d  

^a Hospital de Pontevedra   (Spain)

^b Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

^c HÔPITAL ARNAUD DE VILLENEUVE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Hospital admissions; Trends

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPAIN; TREND STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; SPAIN;

EID: 77957240004     PISSN: 03010546     EISSN: 15781267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aller.2009.11.008     Document Type: Article

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