Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) prevalence and health services use in Ontario Métis: A population-based cohort study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Gershon, Andrea S ^a,b,c,d   Khan, Saba ^b   Klein Geltink, Julie ^b   Wilton, Drew ^b   To, Teresa ^b,c,d   Crighton, Eric J ^b,e   Pigeau, Lisa ^f   MacQuarrie, Jo ^f   Allard, Yvon ^f   Russell, Storm J ^f   Henry, David A ^b,d  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^f The Métis Nation of Ontario   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CANADA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT; COST OF ILLNESS; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH SERVICE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; REGISTER; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ASTHMA; COHORT STUDIES; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; ONTARIO; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; REGISTRIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84899706363     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0095899     Document Type: Article

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