Using the pediatric asthma therapy assessment questionnaire to measure asthma control and healthcare utilization in children

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Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 233-241

  Diette, Gregory B ^a,b   Sajjan, Shiva ^c   Skinner, Elizabeth A ^a   Weiss, Thomas W ^c   Wu, Albert W ^a,b   Markson, Leona E ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 77953444667     PISSN: 11781653     EISSN: 11781661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11313820-000000000-00000     Document Type: Article

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