Learning from a distance: Effectiveness of online spirometry training in improving asthma care

Academic Pediatrics

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 88-95

  Stout, James W ^a   Smith, Karen ^a   Zhou, Chuan ^a,b   Solomon, Cam ^b   Dozor, Allen J ^c   Garrison, Michelle M ^b   Mangione Smith, Rita ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

cluster randomized controlled trial; pediatric asthma; primary care; quality improvement; spirometry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPACT DISK; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL ASSISTANT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK; SEVERE PERSISTENT ASTHMA; SPIROMETER; SPIROMETRY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ASTHMA; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; HUMANS; INTERNET; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 84863418235     PISSN: 18762859     EISSN: 18762867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2011.11.006     Document Type: Article

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