Practice variations in treating urban minority asthmatics in Chicago

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 255-266

  McDermott, Michael ^a,b   Silva, Julio ^a,b   Rydman, Robert ^a,b   Giachello, Aida L ^b   Yarzagaray, Everildes ^b   Robinson, Don ^b   Peragallo, Nilda ^b   Barquero, Hilda ^b   Arrom, Jose O ^b  

^a Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Hispanic Latino minorities health; practice guidelines; practice variation; urban health

Indexed keywords

PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; TREATMENT PLANNING; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ASTHMA; CHICAGO; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0030472184     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02257039     Document Type: Article

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