The RAD score: A simple acute asthma severity score compares favorably to more complex scores

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 22-28

  Arnold, Donald H ^a,d   Gebretsadik, Tebeb ^a,b   Abramo, Thomas J ^a   Moons, Karel G ^b,c   Sheller, James R ^a   Hartert, Tina V ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d MONROE CARELL JR CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE ASTHMA; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRIC ASTHMA SEVERITY SCORE; PEDIATRIC RESPIRATORY ASSESSMENT MEASURE; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RACE; RESPIRATORY RATE ACCESSORY MUSCLE USE DECREASED BREATH SOUNDS SCORE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDITY;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 79959701304     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2011.03.011     Document Type: Article

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