Journal article
Relationship of asthma management, socioeconomic status, and medication insurance characteristics to exacerbation frequency in children with asthma
Abstract
BACKGROUND: less than 25% of asthmatic children are well controlled.
OBJECTIVE: to identify factors associated with asthma exacerbation causing emergency department (ED) visits or hospitalizations related to health status, socioeconomic status (SES), and drug insurance.
Authors
Ungar WJ; Paterson JM; Gomes T; Bikangaga P; Gold M; To T; Kozyrskyj AL
Journal
Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology, Vol. 106, No. 1, pp. 17–23
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
January 2011
DOI
10.1016/j.anai.2010.10.006
ISSN
1081-1206