Does the HEDIS asthma measure go far enough?

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 575-579

  Glauber, J H ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; INFLUENZA VACCINE; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; METHYLXANTHINE DERIVATIVE; NEDOCROMIL;

ASTHMA; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; NOTE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034990462     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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