Access to spacers and peak flow meters among medicaid patients with asthma

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 687-691

  Magee, James S ^a,d   Jones, Stacie M ^a   Ayers, Mark E ^b   Golden, William ^a,c   Vargas, Perla A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b ARKANSAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Asthma guidelines; Barriers; Compliance; High risk

Indexed keywords

SALBUTAMOL;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRY POWDER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LICENSING; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAID; METERED DOSE INHALER; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEBULIZER; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; POWDER INHALER; REIMBURSEMENT; TELEPHONE;

ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ARKANSAS; ASTHMA; DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT; HUMANS; INHALATION SPACERS; INSURANCE, PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; MEDICAID; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; PHARMACIES; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS;

EID: 0036955774     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JAS-120015791     Document Type: Article

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