Assessment of asthma using automated and full-text medical records

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 273-281

  Donahue, James G ^a,c   Weiss, Scott T ^a   Goetsch, Marcia A ^a   Livingston, James M ^a   Greineder, Dirk K ^b   Platt, Richard ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Computerized; Health maintenance organizations; Medical informatics; Medical records systems; Severity of illness

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; STEROID; THEOPHYLLINE;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; SPIROMETRY; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHEEZING;

EID: 0030845056     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770909709067217     Document Type: Article

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