Risk factors for asthma exacerbation in patients presenting to an emergency unit of a national referral hospital in Kampala, Uganda

African Health Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 707-715

  Sanya, Richard E ^a   Kirenga, Bruce J ^a   Worodria, William ^a   Okot Nwang, Martin ^a  

^a MULAGO HOSPITAL   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Asthma; Asthma exacerbations; Corticosteroids; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHARCOAL; CORTICOSTEROID; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG USE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMERGENCY WARD; EMOTIONALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; UGANDA; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; WEATHER; WOOD; COMPLICATION; EMERGENCY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT REFERRAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ASTHMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS; UGANDA;

EID: 84906928673     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v14i3.29     Document Type: Article

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