Does specialist physician supply affect pediatric asthma health outcomes?

• Main Authors: Guido Filler (Author), Tom Kovesi (Author), Erik Bourdon (Author), Sarah Ann Jones (Author), Laurentiu Givelichian (Author), Cheryl Rockman-Greenberg (Author), Jason Gilliland (Author), Marion Williams (Author), Elaine Orrbine (Author), Bruno Piedboeuf (Author), The Paediatric Chairs of Canada Mark Bernstein (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Pediatrician and pediatric subspecialist density varies substantially among the various Canadian provinces, as well as among various states in the US. It is unknown whether this variability impacts health outcomes. To study this knowledge gap, we evaluated pediatric asthma admiss...