Inadequate literacy is a barrier to asthma knowledge and self-care

Chest

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1008-1015

  Williams, Mark V ^a   Baker, David W ^b   Honig, Eric G ^a   Lee, Theodore M ^a   Nowlan, Adam ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METERED DOSE INHALER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; SELF CARE;

EID: 0031759036     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.114.4.1008     Document Type: Article

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