Health-related issues of importance to school children with asthma - A qualitative study

Journal of Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 162-169

  Cordina, Maria ^a   McElnay, James C ^a   Hughes, Carmel M ^a   Fenech, Anthony G ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Astma medication; Children; Knowledge of asthma

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; ORCIPRENALINE; PARACETAMOL; SALBUTAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMOGRAPHY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTION; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 0036404909     PISSN: 02810662     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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