Preventive asthma care delivery in the primary care office: Missed opportunities for children with persistent asthma symptoms

Academic Pediatrics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 98-104

  Yee, Alison B ^a   Fagnano, Maria ^a   Halterman, Jill S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Childhood; Prevention; Primary care; Severity

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAREGIVER; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 84878155477     PISSN: 18762859     EISSN: 18762867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2012.10.009     Document Type: Article

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