Relationship between asthma drug therapy patterns and healthcare utilization

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 557-564

  Shireman, Theresa I ^a   Heaton, Pamela C ^a   Gay, Wendy E ^a   Cluxton Jr , Robert J ^a   Moomaw, Charles J ^a   Pérez, Annette ^a   Larouche, Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Healthcare utilization; Medicaid

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUNISOLIDE; FLUTICASONE; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR; MONTELUKAST; SALBUTAMOL; SALMETEROL; STEROID; THEOPHYLLINE; TRIAMCINOLONE; ZAFIRLUKAST; ZILEUTON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DRUG MEGADOSE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAID; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036208746     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1A067     Document Type: Article

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