Reduced clinic, emergency room, and hospital utilization after home environmental assessment and case management

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 317-323

  Barnes, Charles S ^a   Amado, Mercedes ^a   Portnoy, Jay M ^a  

^a CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerobiology; Allergy; Asthma; Case management; Environmental assessment; Fungi; Medical care utilization; Pediatric; Rhinitis

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALTERNARIA; ARTICLE; ASCOSPORE; ASPERGILLUS; ASTHMA; BASIDIOSPORE; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHAETOMIUM; CHILD; CLADOSPORIUM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FUSARIUM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH VISITOR; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HOUSE DUST; HUMAN; MALE; MYCELIUM; MYXOGASTRIA; PATIENT SELECTION; PENICILLIUM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RUST (PLANT DISEASE); SMUT (PLANT DISEASE); STACHYBOTRYS; TORULASPORA;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DUST; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FUNGI; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HOSPITALIZATION; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77956300898     PISSN: 10885412     EISSN: 15396304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/aap.2010.31.3374     Document Type: Article

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