Disease management program improves asthma outcomes

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 585-592

  Jowers, Julia R ^a   Schwartz, Abby L ^b   Tinkelman, David G ^b   Reed, Kristin E ^b   Corsello, Philip R ^b   Mazzei, Alletha A ^b   Bender, Doris R ^b   Lochhead, Rita A ^b  

^a NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAREGIVER; COST OF ILLNESS; DISEASE COURSE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; CHILD; COST SAVINGS; DATA COLLECTION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0034065583     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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