Don't Leave Without Them: Dispensing asthma medications to pediatric patients upon discharge is associated with decreased hospital readmissions
Purpose: Asthma exacerbations are a leading cause of hospital and emergency department admissions at pediatric institutions. The objective of this study was to determine if patients who obtain discharge medications from a pediatric institution's outpatient pharmacy after an admission for asthma...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing
2012-01-01
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Series: | INNOVATIONS in Pharmacy |
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Online Access: | https://pubs.lib.umn.edu/index.php/innovations/article/view/279 |