Action Plans in Asthma Management Why, When, and How?

Western Journal of Medicine

Volumn 165, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 149-

  Janson, Susan ^a,b  

^a School of Nursing ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; SELF CARE; WRITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; SELF CARE; WRITING;

EID: 0030237270     PISSN: 00930415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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