Teachable moments: Improving pediatric asthma outcomes through physician education

Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 287-296

  Birk, Nancy A ^a   Cabana, Michael D ^a   Clark, Noreen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Asthma outcomes; Continuing medical education; Educational intervention; Pediatric asthma; Physician education

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; METHYLXANTHINE DERIVATIVE; NEDOCROMIL;

ASTHMA; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 21244462781     PISSN: 14737167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14737167.5.3.287     Document Type: Review

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