Association between skin testing in the pediatric emergency department and adherence to follow-up in children with asthma

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 35-40

  Scarfi, Catherine A ^a,b   Cunningham, Sandra J ^a,c   Wiznia, Andrew ^a   Serebrisky, Denise ^a   Crain, Ellen F ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c JACOBI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CORTICOSTEROID; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; SALBUTAMOL;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MILD INTERMITTENT ASTHMA; PARENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEDIATRIC WARD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN SENSITIVITY; SKIN TEST; WHEEZING;

EID: 59449091418     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60105-6     Document Type: Article

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