The impact of disease management on outcomes and cost of care: A study of low-income asthma patients

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Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 188-202

  Rossiter, L F ^a   Whitehurst Cook, M Y ^a   Small, R E ^a   Shasky, C ^a   Bovbjerg, V E ^a   Penberthy, L ^a   Okasha, A ^a   Green, J ^a   Ibrahim, I A ^a   Yang, S ^a   Lee, K ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; SALBUTAMOL; STEROID;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAID; METERED DOSE INHALER; NEBULIZER; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033847214     PISSN: 00469580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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