Specialty differences in prescribing inhaled corticosteroids for children

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 698-705

  Cabana, Michael D ^a,b   Abu Isa, Heba ^c   Thyne, Shannon M ^a   Yawn, Barbara ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d OLMSTED MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Physician training; Practice management; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADULT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 34548441972     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922807301436     Document Type: Article

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