Improving asthma management: One health plan's experience

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 482-485

  Green, Andrew W ^a   Foels, Thomas J ^a  

^a Independent Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE CONTROL; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANAGED CARE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; NEW YORK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STATE HEALTH PLANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548139439     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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