Younger asthmatics are less likely to receive inhaled corticosteroids and asthma education after admission for exacerbation

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1111-1116

  Lintzenich, Annie ^a   Teufel II, Ronald J ^a   Basco Jr , William T ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

asthma; controller medications

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PROPHYLAXIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; AGE FACTORS; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650216073     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922810378038     Document Type: Article

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