Relationship between adherence to inhaled corticosteroids and poor outcomes among adults with asthma

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1288-1293

  Williams, L Keoki ^a,b,c   Pladevall, Manel ^b   Xi, Hugo ^b   Peterson, Edward L ^c   Joseph, Christine ^c   Lafata, Jennifer Elston ^b   Ownby, Dennis R ^d   Johnson, Christine C ^b,c  

^a Department of Internal Medicine ^*

^b DENVER HEALTH AND HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (United States)

^c HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; asthma; attributable risk; emergency department visits; hospitalizations; inhaled corticosteroids

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; ASTHMA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 9644291519     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2004.09.028     Document Type: Article

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