Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 51, Issue 2 , Pages 107-118 , February 1998

Prediction of Relapse within Eight Weeks after an Acute Asthma Exacerbation in Adults

  • Madeline McCarren

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationMadeline McCarren, Ph.D., Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Public Health (M/C 922), 2121 W. Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60612
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  • Michael F McDermott

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Illinois USA
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Illinois USA
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  • Robert J Zalenski

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan USA
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  • Borko Jovanovic

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois USA
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  • David Marder

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Illinois USA
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  • Daniel G Murphy

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York USA
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  • Linda M Kampe

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Illinois USA
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  • Virginia M Misiewicz

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Services Research, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois USA
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  • Robert J Rydman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Illinois USA

,Accepted 14 October 1997.

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Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
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