Asthma length of stay in hospitals in London 2001-2006: Demographic, diagnostic and temporal factors

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2011, Pages

  Soyiri, Ireneous N ^a,b   Reidpath, Daniel D ^b   Sarran, Christophe ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; TREND STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ASTHMA; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LONDON; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION;

EID: 80355136510     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027184     Document Type: Article

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