Clinical and Utilization Outcomes for a Pediatric and Adolescent Telephonic Asthma Care Support Program: A Propensity Score-Matched Cohort Study

Disease Management and Health Outcomes

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 737-743

  Berg, Gregory D ^a   Johnson, Alan ^a   Fleegler, Edward ^a  

^a McKesson   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; INFLUENZA VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; SCORING SYSTEM; TELEPHONE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACCINATION;

EID: 0242266417     PISSN: 11738790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00115677-200311110-00005     Document Type: Article

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