What drives prescribing of asthma medication to children? A multilevel population-based study

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 32-40

  Zuidgeest, Mira G P ^a,c   Van Dijk, Liset ^b   Spreeuwenberg, Peter ^b   Smit, Henriëtte A ^c   Brunekreef, Bert ^d,e   Arets, Hubertus G M ^f   Bracke, Madelon ^a   Leufkens, Hubert G M ^a,g  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^g UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asthma child; Asthma child, preschool; Family practice; Multilevel; Pharmacoepidemiology; Prescribing; Professional practice

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMONES; MONTELUKAST; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHIOLITIS; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; SCHOOL CHILD; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; VARIANCE;

EID: 61449214055     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.910     Document Type: Article

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