Peer-led asthma education for adolescents: Impact evaluation

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 66-72

  Gibson, Peter G ^a   Shah, Smita ^b   Mamoon, Hassan Ashraf ^b  

^a JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Asthma Education and Research Unit   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Asthma education; Controlled trial; Peers

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PEER GROUP; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 0031963236     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(97)00203-6     Document Type: Article

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