Evaluation of an educational program for asthma control in adults

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 395-403

  De Oliveira, Maria Alenita ^a   Bruno, Viviane F ^a   Ballini, Lilian S ^a   BritoJardim, José Roberto ^a   Fernandes, Ana Luisa Godoy ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Disciplina de Pneumologia   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Asthma; Education program; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CULTURAL DEPRIVATION; DETERIORATION; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE COURSE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCOME; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; METERED DOSE INHALER; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; READING; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0030776935     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770909709055381     Document Type: Article

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