Comparison of the asthma in America and asthma insight and management surveys: Did asthma burden and care improve in the United States between 1998 and 2009?

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 65-76

  Nathan, Robert A ^a   Meltzer, Eli O ^b   Blaiss, Michael S ^c   Murphy, Kevin R ^d   Doherty, Dennis E ^e   Stoloff, Stuart W ^f  

^a Asthma & Allergy Associates PC and Research Center   (United States)

^b ALLERGY AND ASTHMA MEDICAL GROUP AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d BOYS TOWN NATIONAL RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; SPIROMETRY; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SPIROMETRY; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857482886     PISSN: 10885412     EISSN: 15396304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/aap.2011.32.3521     Document Type: Article

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