Quality of Life, Medication Use, and Health Care Utilization of Urban African Americans with Asthma Treated in Emergency Departments

Nursing Research

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 338-341

  Blixen, Carol E ^a   Tilley, Barbara ^b   Havstad, Suzanne ^b   Zoratti, Edward ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING RESEARCH; PILOT STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING RESEARCH; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0031263550     PISSN: 00296562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006199-199711000-00007     Document Type: Article

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