A Cohort Study of Resource Use by Medicaid Children With Asthma

Nash et al study a Medical Assistance population to determine the patern of hospital utilization over a 2-year period among children with asthma and to describe factors associated with the persistance of high utilization of hospital resources.

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 1999-08, Vol.104 (2), p.310-312
Main Authors: Nash, David R, Childs, George E, Kelleher, Kelly J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Asthma
Asthma - economics
Asthma - therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
Children & youth
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma
Cohort Studies
Emergency Service, Hospital - statistics & numerical data
Female
Health Resources - statistics & numerical data
Hospitalization
Hospitals - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Infant
Logistic Models
Male
Medicaid
Medicaid - statistics & numerical data
Medical care
Medical care utilization
Medical sciences
Pediatrics
Pennsylvania
Pneumology
Statistics
Studies
United States
Utilization
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Summary:Nash et al study a Medical Assistance population to determine the patern of hospital utilization over a 2-year period among children with asthma and to describe factors associated with the persistance of high utilization of hospital resources.
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.104.2.310