Community asthma program improves appropriate prescribing in moderate to severe asthma

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 281-289

  Moonie, Sheniz A ^a   Strunk, Robert C ^b   Crocker, Sue ^a   Curtis, Vanessa ^a   Schechtman, Kenneth ^a   Castro, Mario ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Asthma; Barriers; National asthma education and prevention guidelines

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; LONG ACTING DRUG; THEOPHYLLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COMMUNITY CARE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 22044440486     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JAS-200057900     Document Type: Article

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