National Trends in Ambulatory Asthma Treatment, 1997¿2009
December 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Changes in office-based treatment of asthma coincide with reduced asthma morbidity and mortality over the same period.
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Asthma Mitigation Strategies
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article compares asthma management approaches by physicians, community organizations and charitable organizations. Community organizations are more likely to focus on environmental and community-based factors that contribute to asthma, while clinical groups are more likely to focus on individual disease management factors.
Improving Asthma Outcomes in Minority Children
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
A parent mentoring program which matches parents of minority, asthmatic children with trained parent mentors similar to themselves seems to be an inexpensive and effective way to help families manage their kids' asthma. There can actually be a net savings associated with families that extensively participate in such a program.
Keeping Children With Asthma Out of Hospitals: Parents' and Physicians' Perspectives on How Pediatric Asthma Hospitalizations Can Be Prevented
October 1, 2005 | Journal Article
Parents' and Physicians' Perspectives on How Pediatric Asthma Hospitalizations Can Be Prevented
Allies Against Asthma: A Program to Combine Clinical and Public Health Approaches to Chronic Illness
June 1, 2009 | Program Result
Allies Against Asthma supported the efforts of seven community-based coalitions to improve the management of pediatric asthma in their areas.
Management of Asthma at Private Pharmacies in India
December 1, 2006 | Journal Article
Related websites Publisher - The Union In India 37 to 64 percent of people buying medications at pharmacies are doing so without prescriptions and a similar situation occurs in many countries. Therefore, it is important to study this issue in order ...
The Story of Caleb Mahan
November 18, 2009 | Program Result
Caleb Mahan was 6 years old when he had his first asthma attack. It came without warning and was severe.
The Story of Fransheska and Her Younger Sister Yolamar
November 18, 2009 | Program Result
Fransheska and younger sister, Yolamar, members of an immigrant Puerto Rican family living in Rochester, N.Y., have had asthma since early childhood.
THEME 2: Changing Physician Practices
October 6, 2008 | Story
Physician Training Highlights Needs of Children With AsthmaThe typical 15-minute appointment does not give physicians much time to learn about the challenges facing pediatric asthma patients and their parents in their everyday lives.
Pediatrician Attitudes and Practices Regarding Collaborative Asthma Education
April 1, 2004 | Journal Article
Parents of children with asthma need to learn a great deal about the disorder in order to manage it successfully. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has recommended that all members of a pediatric health care team become involved in the e ...