Clinical asthma score as a predictor for hospital admissions and duration of stay in children presenting with acute asthma to a paediatric emergency department

O. Ahmareen, R. S. O'Neill, S. Koe, B. Elnazir (Dublin, Ireland)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Uncontrolled and severe asthma in children
Session: Uncontrolled and severe asthma in children
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1129
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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