Asthma medication use among U.S. adults 18 and older

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2014, Pages e113-e123

  Deshpande, Maithili ^a   Chewning, Betty ^b   Mott, David ^b   Thorpe, Joshua M ^c   Young, Henry N ^d  

^a Dean Clinic   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Asthma; Disparities

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANCESTRY GROUP; ASTHMA; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; SELF REPORT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922978828     PISSN: 15517411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2014.02.006     Document Type: Article

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