The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 157, Issue 2 , Pages 276-281.e3 , August 2010

Status of Asthma Control in Pediatric Primary Care: Results from the Pediatric Asthma Control Characteristics and Prevalence Survey Study (ACCESS)

  • Andrew H. Liu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health and University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Denver, CO
    • ,
  • Alicia W. Gilsenan, PhD

      Affiliations

    • RTI International, RTI Health Solutions, Research Triangle Park, NC
    • ,
  • Richard H. Stanford, PharmD, MS

      Affiliations

    • GlaxoSmithKline, US Health Outcomes, Research Triangle Park, NC
    • ,
  • William Lincourt, BS

      Affiliations

    • GlaxoSmithKline, Respiratory Medicine Development Center, Research Triangle Park, NC
    • ,
  • Ryan Ziemiecki, MS

      Affiliations

    • RTI International, RTI Health Solutions, Research Triangle Park, NC
    • ,
  • Hector Ortega, MD, ScD

      Affiliations

    • GlaxoSmithKline, Respiratory Medicine Development Center, Research Triangle Park, NC
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Hector Ortega, MD, ScD, GlaxoSmithKline, Five Moore Drive, PO Box 13398 (Sanders 17.1315F.1C), Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3398.

Received 3 September 2009 ,Revised 23 November 2009 ,Accepted 15 February 2010.

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 Supported by GlaxoSmithKline. A.G. and R.Z. are employed by RTI Health Solutions, a business unit of RTI International, a nonprofit research organization. RTI Health Solutions receives funding from multiple pharmaceutical companies, including GlaxoSmithKline. W.L., R.S., and H.O. are employed by GlaxoSmithKline.

PII: S0022-3476(10)00141-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.02.017

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 157, Issue 2 , Pages 276-281.e3 , August 2010

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