Gaps in asthma care of the oldest adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 877-883

  Wolfenden, Linda L ^a   Diette, Gregory B ^a,c   Skinner, Elizabeth Ann ^b   Steinwachs, Donald M ^a,b   Wu, Albert W ^a,b  

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

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

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Guidelines; Older; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; THEOPHYLLINE;

AGED; ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COMORBIDITY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FLOWMETER; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ASTHMA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036247597     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2002.50214.x     Document Type: Article

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