Medication use among children with asthma in east harlem

Pediatrics

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1188-1193

  Diaz, Theresa ^a,b   Sturm, Toni ^d   Matte, Thomas ^a,c   Bindra, Monisha ^e   Lawler, Kate ^f   Findley, Sally ^f   Maylahn, Chris ^g  

^a NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Urban Research Centers Activity   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^d MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^f Department of Medicine   (United States)

^g NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Inner city school; Medication use

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; NEDOCROMIL; THEOPHYLLINE;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0034086249     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.105.6.1188     Document Type: Article

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