Influenza vaccination among children with asthma in medicaid managed care

Ambulatory Pediatrics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-7

  Gnanasekaran, Sangeeth K ^a,b,c,g   Finkelstein, Jonathan A ^a,b,c   Lozano, Paula ^d   Farber, Harold J ^e   Chi, Felicia W ^f   Lieu, Tracey A ^a,b,c  

^a Harvard Pediatric Health Services Research Fellowship Program   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^f DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^g MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Influenza vaccination; Managed care; Medicaid

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; INFLUENZA VACCINE; NEDOCROMIL;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAID; PARENT; RISK FACTOR; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33644526590     PISSN: 15301567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ambp.2005.08.004     Document Type: Article

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