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Asthma presentations by children to emergency departments in a Canadian province: a population-based study.
https://arctichealth.org/en/permalink/ahliterature142145
Source
Pediatr Pulmonol. 2010 Oct;45(10):985-92
Publication Type
Article
Date
Oct-2010
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Author
Rhonda J Rosychuk
Donald C Voaklander
Terry P Klassen
Ambikaipakan Senthilselvan
Thomas J Marrie
Brian H Rowe
Author Affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. rhonda.rosychuk@ualberta.ca
Source
Pediatr Pulmonol. 2010 Oct;45(10):985-92
Date
Oct-2010
Language
English
Publication Type
Article
Keywords
Adolescent
Alberta - epidemiology
Asthma - epidemiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Emergency Service, Hospital - utilization
Female
Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Infant
Male
Severity of Illness Index
Sex Distribution
Socioeconomic Factors
Abstract
Asthma has a high prevalence in North American children and exacerbations presenting to the emergency department (ED) setting are common.
Describe the epidemiology of asthma presentations to EDs by children residing in a large geographic area (Alberta, Canada).
Data were extracted from provincial administrative databases for children
PubMed ID
20632409
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