Improvements in health care use associated with community coalitions: Long-term results of the allies against asthma initiative

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1124-1127

  Clark, Noreen M ^a   Lachance, Laurie L ^a   Benedict, M Beth ^b   Doctor, Linda Jo ^c   Gilmore, Lisa ^d   Kelly, Cynthia S ^e   Krieger, James ^f   Lara, Marielena ^g   Meurer, John ^h   Milanovich, Amy Friedman ^a   Nicholas, Elisa ⁱ   Song, Peter X K ^a   Rosenthal, Michael ^j   Stoll, Shelley C ^a   Awad, Daniel F ^a   Wilkin, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES   (United States)

^c W K KELLOGG FOUNDATION   (United States)

^d DC Asthma Coalition   (United States)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF THE KING S DAUGHTERS   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^g RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^h MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

ⁱ Children's Clinic   (United States)

^j CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAID; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE; ASTHMA; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COALITIONS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAID; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHILADELPHIA; POVERTY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA; WASHINGTON; WISCONSIN;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84878053765     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300983     Document Type: Article

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