Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3192549 | Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology | 2009 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
One-third of ED patients with acute asthma smoked cigarettes. Smokers and nonsmokers did not differ in their acute asthma severity. Asthmatic smokers, however, were more likely to receive antibiotics, even when adjusting for other possible confounders.
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Authors
Sundip N. MD, Chu-Lin MD, MPH, Edwin D. PhD, J Hope MD, Ashley F. MPH, MS, David MD, MPP, Carlos A. MD, DrPH,