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Asthma outcomes in pediatric patients with 30-day follow-up after an asthma hospitalization in a Medicaid-managed care program

Melissa C. Colea Pediatrics, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USAView further author information
, MD,
Jean L. Raphaelb Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USAView further author information
, MD, MPH,
Julie P. Katkinc Pediatrics, Division of Pulmonology, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, USAView further author information
, MD,
Naga Jaya Smitha Yenduric Pediatrics, Division of Pulmonology, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, USAView further author information
, MD,
Maria C. Gazzaneoc Pediatrics, Division of Pulmonology, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, USAView further author information
, MD,
Amee Revanac Pediatrics, Division of Pulmonology, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, USAView further author information
, DO,
Aikaterini Anagnostoud Pediatrics, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, USAView further author information
, MD &
Harold J. Farberc Pediatrics, Division of Pulmonology, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1734-1740 | Received 08 Jan 2023, Accepted 22 Feb 2023, Published online: 21 Mar 2023

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