Comparison of quality of care by specialist and generalist physicians as usual source of asthma care for children

Pediatrics

Volumn 108, Issue 2 II, 2001, Pages 432-437

  Diette, Gregory B ^a,b,d   Skinner, Elizabeth A ^b   Nguyen, Theresa T H ^b   Markson, Leona ^c   Clark, Becky D ^b   Wu, Albert W ^b,d  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Guidelines; Pediatrics; Quality of care; Specialist; Usual source of care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; PARENTS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034891528     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.108.2.432     Document Type: Article

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