Impact of an asthma management program on hospitalizations and emergency department visits

Jornal de Pediatria

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 412-418

  Fontes, Maria Jussara Fernandes ^a   Affonso, Alessandra G A ^b   Calazans, Geralda M C ^b   De Andrade, Cláudia R ^a   Lasmar, Laura M L B F ^a   Nader, Carolina M F F ^c   Camargos, Paulo A M ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b Centro de Controle de Zoonoses   (Brazil)

^c Medicina   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO JOÃO DEL REI   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Asthma; Continuing education; Emergency medical services; Hospitalization; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROPHYLAXIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80054856037     PISSN: 00217557     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2223/JPED.2129     Document Type: Article

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