Defining localities of inadequate treatment for childhood asthma: A GIS approach

International Journal of Health Geographics

Volumn 5, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Peled, Ronit ^a   Reuveni, Haim ^a,b   Pliskin, Joseph S ^a   Benenson, Itzhak ^c   Hatna, Erez ^c   Tal, Asher ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDESONIDE; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; ISRAEL; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; QUALITY CONTROL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 32944456540     PISSN: 1476072X     EISSN: 1476072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-072X-5-3     Document Type: Article

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