Association of Insurance Status with Severity and Management in ED Patients with Asthma Exacerbation

Association of Insurance Status with Severity and Management in ED Patients with Asthma Exacerbation

Introduction: Previous studies have demonstrated an association of low socioeconomic status with frequent asthma exacerbations. However, there have been no recent multicenter efforts to examine the relationship of insurance status – a proxy for socioeconomic status – with asthma severity and manage...

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Main Authors: Kohei Hasegawa, MD, MPH, Samantha J. Stoll, MD, MPH, Jason Ahn, MD, MPA, Rashid F. Kysia, MD, MPH, Ashley F. Sullivan, MS, MPH, Carlos A. Camargo, Jr., MD, DrPH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2016-01-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Acute asthma
Insurance
Disparity
Public Health
Race
Management
Severity
Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/0xm3b9m1

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