Initiation of maintenance antiinflammatory medication in asthmatic children in a pediatric emergency department

Pediatrics

Volumn 118, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2394-2401

  Lehman, Heather K ^a,b   Lillis, Kathleen A ^a   Shaha, Steven H ^b   Augustine, Marilyn ^a   Ballow, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Compliance; Emergency department; Guideline adherence; Inhaled antiinflammatory agents

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEPHONE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE;

EID: 33947105018     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-0871     Document Type: Article

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