Articulation of asthma and its care among low-income emergency care recipients

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 313-325

  Munro, Janice F ^a   Haire Joshu, Debra ^a   Fisher Jr , Edwin B ^a   Wedner, H James ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Focus group; Health Belief Model; Low income; Patient perceptions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; SYMPTOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029994161     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770909609055372     Document Type: Article

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