Asthma quality-of-care measures using administrative data: Identifying the optimal denominator

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 98-102

  Schatz, Michael ^a,b   Broder, Michael ^a   Chang, Eunice ^a   O'Connor, Richard ^a   Luskin, Allan ^a   Solari, Paul G ^a  

^a American Academy of Allergy   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; METHYLXANTHINE; NEDOCROMIL; OMALIZUMAB; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; DATA BASE; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG PACKAGING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 60849107312     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60237-2     Document Type: Article

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