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Emergency Room Care

Quality improvement methods improve inhaled corticosteroid prescribing in the emergency department

Annie Lintzenich AndrewsDepartment of Pediatrics Medical, University of South Carolina Charleston, SCUSACorrespondence[email protected]
, MD, MSCR,
W. Scott RussellDepartment of Pediatrics Medical, University of South Carolina Charleston, SCUSA
, MD,
M. Olivia TitusDepartment of Pediatrics Medical, University of South Carolina Charleston, SCUSA
, MD,
Jennifer BradenDepartment of Pediatrics Medical, University of South Carolina Charleston, SCUSA
, MD,
Carolyn WordDepartments of Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Virginia Charleston, SCUSA
, MD,
Christina CochranDepartment of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Charleston, SCUSA
, MD,
Sarah AdamsDepartment of Pediatrics Medical, University of South Carolina Charleston, SCUSA
, MD &
James R. RobertsDepartment of Pediatrics Medical, University of South Carolina Charleston, SCUSA
, MD, MPH show all
Pages 737-742 | Received 16 Dec 2013, Accepted 31 Mar 2014, Published online: 14 May 2014

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