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Asthma Care Quality Improvement: A Resource Guide for State Action
Figure 4.1. Six Quality Measures for Asthma
Figure 4.1. Six Quality Measures for Asthma: National Average, Best-in-class Average, and State Variation, by Region, 2004
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Source: Calculated from Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data, 2004; go to Appendix Table E.1. For State estimates for adults by age group, go to Appendix E as follows: urgent care visit, Table E.5; emergency room visit, Table E.6; routine care, Table E.10; medications, Table E.12; smoking cessation counseling, Table E.15; flu shot, Table E.16.
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Internet Citation: Figure 4.1. Six Quality Measures for Asthma: National Average, Best-in. Content last reviewed October 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://archive.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/asthmaqual/asthmacare/figure4-1.html