Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 8, Issue 5 , Pages 281-287 , September 2008

Risk Factors for Repeat Adverse Asthma Events in Children After Visiting an Emergency Department

  • Teresa To, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Teresa To, PhD, Child Health Evaluative Sciences, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8, Canada.
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  • Chengning Wang, MD, MSc
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  • Sharon Dell, MD, FRCP(C)
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  • Bonnie Fleming-Carroll, MN, ACNP
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  • Patricia Parkin, MD, FRCP(C)
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  • Dennis Scolnik, MD, FRCP(C)
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  • Wendy Ungar, PhD
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  • PAMG Team

      Affiliations

    • The Pediatric Acute Asthma Management Guideline (PAMG) Team includes Peter Bikangaga, MD, FRCP(C), William Osler Health Centre, Brampton, Ontario, Canada; Constantine Petrou, MD, FRCP(C), Toronto East General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Ian MacLusky, MBBS, FRCP(C), May Ghulmiyyah, MPH, Azim Shahsavar, MD, and Miki Zlatanovski, MD, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and Joseph Reisman, MD, FRCP(C), MBA, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Received 4 December 2007 ,Accepted 26 April 2008.

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PII: S1530-1567(08)00128-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ambp.2008.04.008

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 8, Issue 5 , Pages 281-287 , September 2008

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