Adherence of pediatric asthma patients with oral corticosteroid prescriptions following pediatric emergency department visit or hospitalization

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 730-735

  Butler, Kelly ^a,b   Cooper, William O ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Asthma; Corticosteroids

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAREGIVER; CHILD; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 8744256501     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000144914.78124.6f     Document Type: Article

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