Aligning patient care and asthma treatment guidelines

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 14, 2005, Pages

  Cannon, Eric ^a  

^a Pharmacy Services and Health and Wellness   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NEDOCROMIL; THEOPHYLLINE DERIVATIVE;

ASTHMA; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE SEVERITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LUNG FUNCTION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPIROMETRY;

ADULT; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 28344457935     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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