Asthma related hospital treatment in Finland: 1972-86.
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Asthma related hospital treatment in Finland: 1972-86.
BACKGROUND The number of asthma related treatment periods in hospital has increased in many countries, particularly among children. The aim of the present investigation was to describe the use made of hospital services by asthmatic patients over a wide range in Finland. METHODS A total of 255,387 treatment periods for asthma that had occurred between 1972 and 1986 was collected from the disch...
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عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 1993
ISSN: 0040-6376
DOI: 10.1136/thx.48.1.44