Peak flow meters in childhood asthma: Parent report of use and perceived usefulness

Journal of Pediatric Health Care

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 67-72

  McMullen, Ann H ^a,b   Yoos, H Lorrie ^a,b   Kitzman, Harriet ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SELECTION; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PERCEPTION; PLANNING; PREDICTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CHILD; FLOW KINETICS; INSTRUMENTATION; MONITORING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SELF CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PARENTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; RHEOLOGY; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036518094     PISSN: 08915245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mph.2002.116132     Document Type: Article

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