A potential pitfall in provider assessments of the quality of asthma control

Ambulatory Pediatrics

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 102-105

  Halterman, Jill S ^a   McConnochie, Kenneth M ^a   Conn, Kelly M ^a   Yoos, H Lorrie ^a   Kaczorowski, Jeffrey M ^a   Holzhauer, Robert J ^a   Allan, Marjorie ^a   Szilagyi, Peter G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood asthma; Inner city; Parents; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; MONTELUKAST;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0037355662     PISSN: 15301567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1367/1539-4409(2003)003<0102:APPIPA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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