title: Outcomes management for patients with asthma.
abstract: Given the recent rise in the occurrence of asthma, measuring health care outcomes is important. Such measurements can furnish health care providers with the knowledge necessary to offer their patients the most appropriate interventions for managing their illness. This article examines clinical and functional outcomes of asthma and their measurement.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: LaRocco
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D001249:Asthma / Q000191:economics / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011788:Quality of Life; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012308:Risk Management