Family structure and the treatment of childhood asthma

Medical Care

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 174-184

  Chen, Alex Y ^a,d   Escarce, José J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children's health care; Family structure; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD REARING; DRUG UTILIZATION; ECONOMICS; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD REARING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG UTILIZATION; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OFFICE VISITS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38549182533     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e318156ff20     Document Type: Article

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