Comprehensive asthma management for underserved children

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2007, Pages 29-34

  Thyne, Shannon M ^a,c   Marmor, Andrea K ^a   Madden, Nanette ^a   Herrick, Gail ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma medication; Asthma treatment; Hospitalisation; Paediatric care

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; CASE FINDING; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEDIATRICS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SAN FRANCISCO; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 35248868262     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2007.00882.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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