Effectiveness of Population Health Management Using the Propeller Health Asthma Platform: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 455-463

  Merchant, Rajan K ^a   Inamdar, Rubina ^b   Quade, Robert C ^c  

^a Woodland Clinic Medical Group   (United States)

^b Mercy Medical Group   (United States)

^c Quade and Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Propeller Health; SABA monitoring; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ASTHMA CONTROL TEST; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG MONITORING; E-MAIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MOBILE APPLICATION; PARALLEL DESIGN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMINDER SYSTEM; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE ASSESSMENT; SELF CARE; SENSOR; TELEMONITORING; TEXT MESSAGING; DRUG UTILIZATION; METERED DOSE INHALER; TELEMEDICINE;

ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ADULT; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METERED DOSE INHALERS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84953432495     PISSN: 22132198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2015.11.022     Document Type: Article

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