Follow-up of the Finnish Asthma Programme 2000-2010: Reduction of hospital burden needs risk group rethinking

Thorax

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 292-293

  Kauppi, Paula ^a   Linna, Miika ^b   Martikainen, Jaana ^c   Mäkelä, Mika J ^a   Haahtela, Tari ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Finland)

^c SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION   (Finland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL BURDEN; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; MEMORY DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT;

EID: 84873742940     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201028     Document Type: Letter

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