Effectiveness of an asthma management program in reducing disparities in care in urban children

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 545-550

  Cloutier, Michelle M ^a,b   Jones, Gloria A ^b   Hinckson, Vanessa ^c   Wakefield, Dorothy B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b Farmington   (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 45349083836     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60058-0     Document Type: Article

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