Correlation of care process measures with childhood asthma exacerbations

Pediatrics

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Vernacchio, Louis ^a,b,c   Trudell, Emily K ^a   Muto, Jennifer M ^a  

^a Pediatric Physicians' Organization at Children's   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SHORT ACTING DRUG; STEROID;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRESCRIPTIONS; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 84872877363     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2012-1144     Document Type: Article

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