Hawaii medical journal
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Hawaii medical journal · Feb 2006
Multicenter StudyDemographics and characteristics of wheezing/asthmatic children with repeat emergency department visits in O'ahu, Hawai'i.
A profile of Hawai'i's pediatric asthmatic patients who repeatedly visit the ED is lacking. This multi-centered prospective study found that repeat ED utilization occurs more frequently in a particular subset of patients. Characteristics of the asthmatic cohort can help health care providers, caregivers, children, and their families understand and better manage asthma as a chronic condition and improve quality of life.