National Asthma Education and Prevention Program severity classification as a measure of disease burden in children with acute asthma

To examine the association between the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) severity classification and other measures of burden of disease in children with acute asthma. We performed a cross-sectional study of 750 children

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 2006-04, Vol.117 (4 Pt 2), p.S71-S77
Main Authors: Kwok, Maria Y, Walsh-Kelly, Christine M, Gorelick, Marc H, Grabowski, Laura, Kelly, Kevin J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anti-Asthmatic Agents - therapeutic use
Asthma
Asthma - classification
Asthma - physiopathology
Asthma - prevention & control
Child
Child, Preschool
Children & youth
Cost of Illness
Cross-Sectional Studies
Disease control
Disease management
Emergency Service, Hospital
Female
Health education
Humans
Male
Medical diagnosis
Patient Education as Topic
Pediatrics
Quality of Life
Severity of Illness Index
United States
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Summary:To examine the association between the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) severity classification and other measures of burden of disease in children with acute asthma. We performed a cross-sectional study of 750 children
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.2005-2000D