Impact of a nurse-led home management training programme in children admitted to hospital with acute asthma: A randomised controlled study

Thorax

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 223-228

  Madge, Philippa ^a   McColl, John ^b   Paton, James ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

asthma; children; self management

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; NURSE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE;

EID: 0030928535     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.52.3.223     Document Type: Article

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