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May 19, 2005 | Journal Article
The risk of invasive pneumococcal disease among persons with asthma is unknown. An estimated 7 percent of Americans suffer from asthma and as the prevalence of this disease increases, its association with pneumococcal disease becomes more important. ...
February 23, 2004 | Journal Article
Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are increasingly prominent causes of hospitalization and death, not only in America, but across the world. Differences in the incidence of these diseases across genders and the life cycle sugge ...
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 ...
January 1, 2008 | Journal Article
This study examines the effects of asthma on influenza incidence in children.
April 1, 2006 | Journal Article
Current research shows that patients with less health literacy have worse health outcomes, but understanding the true impact of health literacy may require a detailed analysis of its effects on other known determinants of outcome. This study of 175 ...
October 6, 2009 | Program Result
A research team from the University of Michigan School of Public Health expanded the Physician Asthma Care Education (PACE) project, which it had developed in the 1990s.
December 1, 2001 | Program Result
Innovative Medical Research developed and tested three research tools that provide the foundation for a planned asthma intervention appropriate for use in managed care organizations.
National Program
Program to train primary care residents and nurse practitioners to deliver high-quality care for patients with chronic illnesses within the fixed-budget constraints of managed care.
February 23, 2006 | Program Result
As a result of this project, the family nurse practitioner project integrated managed care content and Web-based resources into two core courses and planned to make managed care clinical experiences a required part of the training project.
March 1, 2010 | Issue Brief
Improving Performance in Practice (IPIP) provides small, primary-care practices with tools, support, coaching and a collaborative learning environment in which they can assess their performance and engage systematically in improvement activities. Th ...