Education of parents of infants and very young children with asthma: A developmental evaluation of the Wee Wheezers program

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 239-254

  Wilson, Sandra R ^a   Latini, David ^a   Starr, Norma J ^a   Fish, Lloyd ^b   Loes, Linda M ^a   Page, Arthur ^c   Kubic, Paul ^d  

^a AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Group Health Inc   (United States)

^c Aspen Medical Group   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITALS AND CLINICS OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Clinical trial; Patient education; Self management

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FOLLOW UP; HOME; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP; SMOKING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029739335     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770909609055365     Document Type: Article

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