How well do the HEDIS asthma inclusion criteria identify persistent asthma?

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 650-654

  Mosen, David M ^a,d   Macy, Eric ^b   Schatz, Michael ^b   Mendoza, Guillermo ^b   Stibolt, Thomas B ^a   McGaw, Jeryl ^c   Goldstein, Juli ^b   Bellows, Jim ^b  

^a Managed Care Programs   (United States)

^b Department of Allergy ^*

^c CLINICAL RESEARCH UNIT   (United States)

^d CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 27344436648     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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