Near-fatal asthma in South Australia: Descriptive features and medication use

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 356-362

  Campbell, D A ^a,j   Luke, C G ^a,b   McLennan, G ^c   Coates, J R ^d   Frith, P A ^e   Gluyas, P A ^b   Latimer, K M ^f   Martin, A J ^g   Ruffin, R E ^b   Yellowlees, P M ^h   Roder, D M ⁱ  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d ROYAL AUSTRALIAN COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS   (Australia)

^e REPATRIATION GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^g WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

ⁱ DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

^j South Australian Health Commission   (Australia)

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Author keywords

Asthma; medications; morbidity; mortality; near fatal

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; FATALITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 8944246798     PISSN: 00048291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1996.tb01922.x     Document Type: Article

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