Beliefs and barriers to follow-up after an emergency department asthma visit: A randomized trial

Pediatrics

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1135-1142

  Zorc, Joseph J ^a,b   Chew, Amber ^a,b   Allen, Julian L ^a,b   Shaw, Kathy ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Emergency; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; POSTAL MAIL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMINDER SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; TELEPHONE; URBAN AREA; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; CULTURE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERENCE VALUES; REMINDER SYSTEMS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349751670     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-3352     Document Type: Article

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