Poor asthma education and medication compliance are associated with increased emergency department visits by asthmatic children

Poor asthma education and medication compliance are associated with increased emergency department visits by asthmatic children

BACKGROUND: Acute exacerbations of bronchial asthma remain a major cause of frequent Emergency Department (ED) visits by pediatric patients. However, other factors including psychosocial, behavioural and educational, are also reportedly associated with repetitive ED visits. Therefore, it is necessar...

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Main Authors: Saleh Al-Muhsen, Nour Horanieh, Said Dulgom, Zuhair Assiri, Alejandro Vazquez-Tello, Rabih Halwani, Hamdan Al-Jahdali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Annals of Thoracic Medicine
Subjects:
Asthma control test
asthma education
emergency visits
medication use
pediatric asthma
risk factors
Saudi Arabia
Online Access:http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2015;volume=10;issue=2;spage=123;epage=131;aulast=Al-Muhsen

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