Improving Care for Adults with Asthma across the Continuum

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 48-55

  Ludwig Beymer, Patti ^a   Peterson, Sue ^b   Gorman, Colleen ^c  

^a ADVOCATE HEALTH CARE   (United States)

^b Trinity Hospital   (United States)

^c Lutheran General Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Continuum; Patient education; Patient empowerment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ASTHMA; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032134892     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001786-199808000-00009     Document Type: Article

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