Asthma care quality for children with minority-serving providers

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 38-45

  Galbraith, Alison A ^a   Smith, Lauren A ^b   Bokhour, Barbara ^c   Miroshnik, Irina L ^a   Sawicki, Gregory S ^d   Glauber, James H ^e   Hohman, Katherine H ^a   Gay, Charlene ^a   Lieu, Tracy A ^a,d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e Neighborhood Health Plan   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 73449112995     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2009.243     Document Type: Article

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