Assessment of asthma severity and asthma control in children

Pediatrics

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 322-329

  Yawn, Barbara P ^a   Brenneman, Susan K ^b   Allen Ramey, Felicia C ^b   Cabana, Michael D ^c   Markson, Leona E ^b  

^a OLMSTED MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Asthma; Asthma control; Asthma severity; Children

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION;

ASTHMA; CHILD; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33746835022     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-2576     Document Type: Review

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