Concomitant asthma medication use by patients receiving omalizumab 20032008

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1058-1062

  Broder, Michael S ^a   Zazzali, James L ^b   Chang, Eunice ^a   Yegin, Ashley ^b  

^a PARTNERSHIP FOR HEALTH ANALYTIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b GENENTECH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohort; Guidelines; Insurance claims; Retrospective

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE PLUS SALMETEROL; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; METHYLXANTHINE; OMALIZUMAB; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG APPROVAL; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADULT; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ANTIBODIES, ANTI-IDIOTYPIC; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL, HUMANIZED; ASTHMA; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; INSURANCE, PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; MALE; MEDICINE;

EID: 82255191085     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770903.2011.631241     Document Type: Article

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