The health behaviour and clinical characteristics of ambulance users with acute asthma

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 187-192

  Smith, S M S ^a,e   Mitchell, C ^b,c   Bowler, S D ^d   Heneghan, C ^a   Perera, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d Mater Adults Hospital   (Australia)

^e ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; STEROID;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AMBULANCE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMBULANCES; ANXIETY; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK-TAKING; SELF CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84896058773     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2008.059188     Document Type: Article

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