Reasons for recurrent visits of emergency department by pediatric asthmatic patients in Al-Qassim Region
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Risk factors for recurrent emergency department visits for asthma.
BACKGROUND Patients presenting with asthma to emergency departments have lost control of their disease, have significant airways obstruction, and frequently require admission to hospital. Although even one visit is not desirable, there is a more disturbing subgroup who repeatedly visit the emergency department. METHODS To investigate the reasons for multiple emergency visits, a questionnaire ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2249-4863
DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_966_19