The relationship of frequency of follow-up visits to asthma outcomes in patients with moderate persistent asthma

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 49-53

  Schatz, Michael ^a,b   Rodriguez, Eva ^a   Falkoff, Reuben ^a   Zeiger, Robert S ^a  

^a Southern California Permanente Medical Group   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; ASTHMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPIROMETRY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037257438     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JAS-120017206     Document Type: Article

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