The Chicago Breathe Project: A regional approach to improving education on asthma inhalers for resident physicians and minority patients

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 102, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 548-555

  Press, Valerie G ^a   Pincavage, Amber T ^a   Pappalardo, Andrea A ^a   Baker, Dustyn C ^a   Conwell, Walter D ^a   Cohen, Julie C ^b   Hoyte, Flavia L ^c   Johnson, Mary E ^d   Prochaska, Meryl H ^a   Vela, Monica B ^a   Arora, Vineet M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Allopathic and Osteopathic Physicians Internal Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d University of Colorado ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Education; Health disparities

Indexed keywords

FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE PLUS SALMETEROL; LEVALBUTEROL; SALBUTAMOL;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; HUMAN; INHALER; MINORITY GROUP; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SELF CARE; UNITED STATES; COUNSELING; EDUCATION; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MINORITY HEALTH; NEBULIZER; PROGRAM EVALUATION; URBAN POPULATION;

ASTHMA; CHICAGO; COUNSELING; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MINORITY HEALTH; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROGRAM EVALUATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 77956792671     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)30632-5     Document Type: Article

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