A survey of asthma care in managed care organizations: Results from the Chicago Asthma Surveillance Initiative

Chest

Volumn 116, Issue 4 SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages 173S-178S

  Nelson, Sandra G ^a   Grant, Evalyn N ^a   Trubitt, Mitchell J ^b   Foggs, Michael B ^c   Weiss, Kevin B ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b United Health Care of Illinois Inc   (United States)

^c ADVOCATE HEALTH CARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MANAGED CARE; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032873193     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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