Problem solving to improve adherence and asthma outcomes in urban adults with moderate or severe asthma: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Apter, Andrea J ^a,b   Wang, Xingmei ^b   Bogen, Daniel K ^c   Rand, Cynthia S ^d   McElligott, Sean ^b   Polsky, Daniel ^b   Gonzalez, Rodalyn ^a   Priolo, Chantel ^a   Adam, Bariituu ^a   Geer, Sabrina ^a   Ten Have, Thomas ^b  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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

Author keywords

adherence; adults; Asthma; health disparities; inhaled corticosteroids; inner city asthma; problem solving

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HISPANIC; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 80052266989     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: 10976825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2011.05.010     Document Type: Article

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