The impact of asthma medication guidelines on asthma controller use and on asthma exacerbation rates comparing 19971998 and 20042005

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 9-13

  Rank, Matthew A ^a   Liesinger, Juliette T ^a   Ziegenfuss, Jeanette Y ^a   Branda, Megan E ^a   Lim, Kaiser G ^b   Yawn, Barbara P ^a   Shah, Nilay D ^a  

^a OLMSTED MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ASTHMA CONTROLLER USE; ASTHMA EXACERBATION RATE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84355162907     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2011.09.009     Document Type: Article

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