Impact of inhaled antiinflammatory therapy on hospitalization and emergency department visits for children with asthma

Pediatrics

Volumn 107, Issue 4 I, 2001, Pages 706-711

  Adams, Robert J ^a   Fuhlbrigge, Anne ^a   Finkelstein, Jonathan A ^b   Lozano, Paula ^c   Livingston, James M ^a   Weiss, Kevin B ^d   Weiss, Scott T ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma drug therapy; Emergency department; Health maintenance organizations; Hospitalization; Inhaled antiinflammatory agents

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADOLESCENT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CROMOLYN SODIUM; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK; STEROIDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035074559     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.107.4.706     Document Type: Article

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