Barriers to prescribing controller anti-inflammatory medication among puerto rican asthmatic children with public insurance: Results of national survey of pediatricians

Pediatric, Allergy, Immunology, and Pulmonology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 169-174

  Canino, Glorisa ^a   Vila, Doryliz ^a   Cabana, Michael ^b   Quiñones, Amarilis ^a   Otero, Mirla ^a   Acosta, Edna ^a   Pabón Cruz, Karen ^a   Colón, Frances M ^a   Rand, Cynthia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; PEDIATRICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; PUERTO RICO; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 78149365904     PISSN: 2151321X     EISSN: 21513228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ped.2010.0023     Document Type: Article

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