Home visits for asthma: We cannot afford to wait any longer

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 163, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 279-282

  Krieger, James ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; CHILD HEALTH CARE; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SELF CARE;

ASTHMA; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 61549124363     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2008.279     Document Type: Review

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