Inadequate therapy for asthma among children in the united states

Pediatrics

Volumn 105, Issue 1 III, 2000, Pages 272-276

  Halterman, Jill S ^a   Aligne, C Andrew ^a,b   Auinger, Peggy ^b   McBride, John T ^a   Szilagyi, Peter G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Guidelines; Maintenance medications; Poverty

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; BITOLTEROL; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; FLUNISOLIDE; ISOPRENALINE; ORCIPRENALINE; SALBUTAMOL; SALMETEROL; THEOPHYLLINE DERIVATIVE; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POVERTY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED STATES;

ASTHMA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033989133     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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