January 22, 2013
Article
The controller-to-total asthma medication ratio was a significant predictor of exacerbations in pediatric and adult commercially insured and Medicaid patients.
December 16, 2010
Article
Significant clinically meaningful improvements in asthma impairment are documented by administrative data for 1 year after initiation of step-up care in patients with uncontrolled asthma.
November 19, 2010
Article
African Americans had more asthma-specific emergency care utilization, and African Americans and Native Americans/Aleutians/Eskimos were more likely to report lower asthma-specific quality-of-life scores, than whites.
November 04, 2010
Article
HEDIS-defined persistent asthma is generally consistent with survey-defined persistent asthma over a 3-year period.