A pilot asthma incidence surveillance system and case definition: Lessons learned

Public Health Reports

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 267-279

  Trepka, Mary Jo ^a,b,f   Martin, Pilar ^a,b   Mavunda, Kunjana ^c   Rodriguez, Diana ^a,d   Zhang, Guoyan ^a   Brown, Clive ^e  

^a Miami Dade County   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Pediatric Pulmonary Center   (United States)

^d CIGNA HealthCare   (United States)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^f HLSII 595 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; LEUKOTRIENE; STEROID; THEOPHYLLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ASTHMA INCIDENCE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; VALIDITY; VOLUNTARY REPORTING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VOLUNTARY PROGRAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65249098951     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335490912400215     Document Type: Article

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