Health service use by African Americans and Caucasians with asthma in a managed care setting

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 371-377

  Zoratti, Edward M ^a,b   Havstad, Suzanne ^a   Rodriguez, Juan ^a   Robens Paradise, Yoel ^a   Lafata, Jennifer E ^a   McCarthy, Bruce ^a  

^a Center for Clinical Effectiveness   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; NEDOCROMIL; STEROID; THEOPHYLLINE DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAUCASIAN; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FIRST AID; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; MORTALITY; NEGRO; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 0031816892     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.158.2.9608039     Document Type: Article

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