Measuring asthma quality in primary care: Can we develop better measures?

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 26-33

  Yawn, Barbara P ^a   Yawn, Roy A ^a  

^a OLMSTED MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Control; Primary care; Quality; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 29844440452     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2005.04.010     Document Type: Article

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