Improved management of acute asthma among pregnant women presenting to the ED

Chest

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 406-414

  Hasegawa, Kohei ^a   Cydulka, Rita K ^b   Sullivan, Ashley F ^a   Langdorf, Mark I ^c   Nonas, Stephanie A ^d   Nowak, Richard M ^e   Wang, Nancy E ^f   Camargo, Carlos A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADOLESCENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PROPENSITY SCORE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; ASTHMA; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY AS TOPIC; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PROPENSITY SCORE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928060219     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.14-1874     Document Type: Article

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