Written action plan in pediatric emergency room improves asthma prescribing, adherence, and control

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 183, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 195-203

  Ducharme, Francine M ^a,b,c   Zemek, Roger L ^d   Chalut, Dominic ^e   McGillivray, David ^e   Noya, Francisco J D ^e   Resendes, Sandy ^b   Khomenko, Lyudmyla ^b   Rouleau, Rachel ^e   Zhang, Xun ^f  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^e MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; Child; Drug prescribing; Medication adherence; Patient discharge

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUTICASONE; PLACEBO; SALBUTAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METERED DOSE INHALER; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNFORMATTED PRESCRIPTION; WRITTEN ACTION PLAN COUPLED WITH A PRESCRIPTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; ALBUTEROL; ANDROSTADIENES; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEDIATRICS; SELF CARE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78751682340     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201001-0115OC     Document Type: Article

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