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Factors that Influence Emergency Department Visits for Asthma

Author(s) -

Suzanne Tough,

Hessel Pa,

FHY Green,

Ian Mitchell,

Sherri Rose,

H Aronson,

J C Butt

Publication year - 1999

Publication title -

canadian respiratory journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.675

H-Index - 53

eISSN - 1916-7245

pISSN - 1198-2241

DOI - 10.1155/1999/743628

Subject(s) - medicine , emergency department , asthma , odds ratio , exacerbation , logistic regression , emergency medicine , asthma exacerbations , health care , multivariate analysis , medical emergency , pediatrics , economics , economic growth , psychiatry

Asthma can usually be controlled through allergen avoidance and/or appropriate medication. An emergency department visit for an acute exacerbation of asthma often represents a breakdown in asthma management. Emergency department treatment results in significant health care expenditures and reflects a compromised quality of life.

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