Trial of a "credit card" asthma self-management plan in a high-risk group of patients with asthma

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1085-1092

  D'Souza, Wendyl ^a   Burgess, Carl ^a   Ayson, Mark ^a   Crane, Julian ^a   Pearce, Neil ^a   Beasley, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Asthma; Asthma education; Self management plan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF EVALUATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; RISK FACTORS; SELF CARE;

EID: 0029930713     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(96)70262-2     Document Type: Article

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