Does active dissemination of evidence result in faster knowledge transfer than passive diffusion? An analysis of trends of the management of pediatric asthma and croup in US Emergency Departments from 1995 to 2009

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 190-196

  Knapp, Jane F ^a   Simon, Stephen D ^b   Sharma, Vidya ^a  

^a CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Corticosteroids; Croup; Knowledge transfer

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; SALBUTAMOL; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CROUP; EMERGENCY WARD; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFANT; INSURANCE; KNOWLEDGE; KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCRIPTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FORECASTING; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CROUP; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRIAGE;

EID: 84925015999     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: 15351815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000099     Document Type: Article

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