A randomized controlled clinical trial to improve asthma care for children through provider education and health systems change: A description of the pediatric asthma care patient outcome research team (PAC-PORT II) study design

Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 265-282

  Weiss, Kevin B ^a,b   Lozano, Paula ^c   Finkelstein, Jonathan A ^d,e   Carey, Vincent ^f   Sullivan, Sean ^c   Fuhlbrigge, Anne ^f   Inui, Thomas S ^g  

^a HINES VA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE   (United States)

^e BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma case management; Chronic care; Clinical practice guidelines; Disease management; Guideline implementation; Self management

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NURSING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 21244444591     PISSN: 13873741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10742-005-5560-2     Document Type: Article

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