Variation in managing asthma: Experience at the medical group level in California

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 445-453

  Legorreta, Antonio P ^a,b   Liu, Xiaofeng ^a   Zaher, Carol A ^a   Jatulis, Darius E ^a  

^a Health Benchmarks Inc   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; GROUP PRACTICE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 0034000879     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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