Effectiveness of an asthma management program for pediatric members of a large health maintenance organization

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 156, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 872-876

  Lukacs, Susan L ^a,c   France, Eric K ^a,b   Barón, Anna E ^a   Crane, Lori A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; PREDNISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEDIATRICS; PHARMACY; PILOT STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036766374     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.156.9.872     Document Type: Article

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