Level of asthma control and healthcare utilization in Latin America

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 68, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1463-1466

  Gold, L S ^a   Montealegre, F ^b,c   Allen Ramey, F C ^c   Jardim, J ^d,e   Smith, N ^c   Sansores, R ^f   Sullivan, S D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^c MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^e AACD   (Brazil)

^f INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ENFERMEDADES RESPIRATORIAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) guidelines; healthcare utilization; hospitalization; long term maintenance medications; productivity

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; GLOBAL INITIATIVE FOR ASTHMA GUIDELINE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA;

GLOBAL INITIATIVE FOR ASTHMA (GINA) GUIDELINES; HEALTHCARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; LONG-TERM MAINTENANCE MEDICATIONS; PRODUCTIVITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ARGENTINA; ASTHMA; BRAZIL; CHILD; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; PUERTO RICO; VENEZUELA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887477622     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/all.12237     Document Type: Article

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