Effect of an Integrated Care Pathway on Acute Asthma/Wheeze in Children Attending Hospital: Cluster Randomized Trial

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Cunningham, Steve ^a   Logan, Claire ^a   Lockerbie, Linda ^b   Dunn, Mark J G ^a   McMurray, Ann ^a   Prescott, Robin J ^b  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; WHEEZING;

EID: 38949158741     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.09.033     Document Type: Article

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