Characteristics of asthmatic patients with and without repeat emergency department visits at an inner city hospital

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 627-632

  Pai, Sucheta ^a   Mancuso, Carol A ^b   Loganathan, Raghu ^c   Boutin Foster, Carla ^a   Basir, Riyad ^c   Kanna, Balavenkatesh ^c  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^c LINCOLN MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Asthma quality of life; BRFSS Questionnaire; Index visit; Mini AQLQ

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; YOUNG ADULT;

ASTHMA; ASTHMA QUALITY OF LIFE; BRFSS QUESTIONNAIRE; INDEX VISIT; MINI-AQLQ;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ASTHMA; BODY MASS INDEX; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; PATIENT READMISSION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84904333331     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770903.2014.899604     Document Type: Article

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