Barriers to adherence to asthma management guidelines among inner-city primary care providers

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 264-270

  Wisnivesky, Juan P ^a   Lorenzo, Jessica ^a   Lyn Cook, Richard ^b   Newman, Thomas ^c   Aponte, Adam ^d   Kiefer, Elizabeth ^e   Halm, Ethan A ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Methodist Center for Orthopaedic Surgery at Willowbrook   (United States)

^c METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NORTH GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT;

EID: 51649105392     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60491-7     Document Type: Article

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