Relationship of asthma management, socioeconomic status, and medication insurance characteristics to exacerbation frequency in children with asthma

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 17-23

  Ungar, Wendy J ^a,b,c   Paterson, J Michael ^b,c,d,f   Gomes, Tara ^c   Bikangaga, Peter ^a   Gold, Milton ^a   To, Teresa ^a,b,c   Kozyrskyj, Anita L ^e  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d CENTRE FOR EVALUATION OF MEDICINES   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^f MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCOME; INSECT ALLERGY; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEBULIZER; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COST SHARING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INSURANCE, PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 78650864364     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2010.10.006     Document Type: Article

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