Evaluation of physician and patient compliance with the use of peak flow meters in commercial insurance and Oregon Health Plan asthmatic populations

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 523-527

  Mendenhall, Andrew B ^a   Tsien, Albert Y ^a,b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Bay Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SALBUTAMOL;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034115029     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)62516-1     Document Type: Article

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