A computerized asthma outcomes measure is feasible for disease management

American Journal of Pharmacy Benefits

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 119-126

  Turner Bowker, Diane M ^a   Saris Baglama, Renee N ^a   Anatchkova, Milena ^a   Mosen, David M ^b  

^a QualityMetric Incorporated   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COMPUTERIZED ADAPTIVE TESTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 77954719391     PISSN: 19454481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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