Young inner-city children visiting the emergency room (ER) for asthma: Risk factors and chronic care behaviors

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 547-552

  Farber, Harold J ^a,c   Johnson, Carolyn ^b   Beckerman, Robert C ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Albuterol; Asthma; Children; Emergency medical services; Literacy; Poverty areas; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTERVIEW; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0031650316     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770909809048957     Document Type: Article

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