Reducing emergency department visits and hospitalizations in African American and hispanic patients with asthma: A 15-year review

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 807-812

  Self, Timothy H ^a   Chrisman, Cary R ^b   Mason, Darius L ^c   Rumbak, Mark J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge   (United States)

^c Methodist Healthcare   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma management; Emergency department; Hospitalization

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ASTHMA; CONSULTATION; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HISPANIC; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLICATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; TEAMWORK; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ASTHMA; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; POVERTY AREAS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 30344481923     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900500369835     Document Type: Review

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