Eliminating disparities in asthma management

Patient Care

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 160-187

  Balk, Sophie J ^a,b,c   Betancourt, Joseph R ^d   Chicoye, Lorena S ^e   Cora Bramble, Denice ^f   King, Roderick ^g,h,i   Sherman, James M ^j   Stout, James W ^k,l  

^a MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS   (United States)

^d Weill Cornell Medical College   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^f Health Resources and Services Administration   (United States)

^g Boston Field Office   (United States)

^h HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

ⁱ HARVARD VANGUARD MEDICAL ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^k Odessa Brown Children's Clinic   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 24644474879     PISSN: 0031305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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