Asthma-specific quality of life and subsequent asthma emergency hospital care

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 206-211

  Schatz, Michael ^a   Zeiger, Robert S ^a   Mosen, David ^b   Vollmer, William M ^b  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 41849106491     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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