The Breathmobile program: A good investment for underserved children with asthma

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Bollinger, Mary Elizabeth ^a   Morphew, Tricia ^b   Mullins, C Daniel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b California Chapter   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE; BUDESONIDE PLUS FORMOTEROL; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; FLUNISOLIDE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE PLUS SALMETEROL; FORMOTEROL FUMARATE; LEUKOTRIENE DERIVATIVE; MOMETASONE FUROATE; MONTELUKAST; SALMETEROL XINAFOATE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; ZAFIRLUKAST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREATHMOBILE PROGRAM; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILD INTERMITTENT ASTHMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957912595     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2010.07.012     Document Type: Article

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