Adult asthma exacerbations and environmental triggers: A retrospective review of ED visits using an electronic medical record

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1074-1082

  May, Larissa ^a   Carim, Marianne ^b   Yadav, Kabir ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY WARD; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; ASTHMA; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; LINEAR MODELS; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLEN; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TEMPERATURE; TREES;

EID: 79955638062     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2010.06.034     Document Type: Article

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