Association between parental perception of children's vulnerability to illness and management of children's asthma

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 88-93

  Spurrier, N J ^a   Sawyer, M G ^a   Staugas, R ^a   Martin, A J ^a   Kennedy, D ^b   Streiner, D L ^c  

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma management; Parental attitudes and beliefs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ABSENTEEISM; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS;

EID: 0033969314     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0496(200002)29:2<88::AID-PPUL2>3.0.CO;2-D     Document Type: Article

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