Medication use and health care contacts among symptomatic children with asthma

Ambulatory Pediatrics

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 275-279

  Halterman, Jill S ^a   Yoos, H Lorrie ^a,b   Sidora, Kim ^a,b   Kitzman, Harriet ^a,b   McMullen, Ann ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b STRONG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Childhood; Health care contacts; Symptoms; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLASSIFICATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG UTILIZATION; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; COHORT STUDIES; DRUG UTILIZATION; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NEW YORK; PATIENT ADMISSION; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035469186     PISSN: 15301567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1367/1539-4409(2001)001<0275:MUAHCC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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