Managing asthma in Black children.
Black children bear a disproportionate burden of asthma when compared to other segments of the population. This study assessed the role of symptom scores, spirometry testing, and serum-specific immunoglobulin E in the primary care management of asthma in Black children.
Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology Associates, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Karen
K
Rance
Mary
M
Oʼlaughlen
Thomas
T
Platts-Mills
D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D000293:Adolescent; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001741:Black or African American; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000451:nursing; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000592:standards*; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000592:standards; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D013147:Spirometry / Q000451:nursing; D014481:United States
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D007073:Immunoglobulin E