Asthma management efficacy of school nurses in Taiwan

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 279-285

  Gau, B S ^a   Horner, S D ^b   Chang, S C ^b   Chen, Y C ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma management efficacy; Asthma medication administration; Asthma pattern identification; Monitoring peak expiratory flow rate; School management behaviour; School nurses

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PSYCHOMETRY; REVIEW; TAIWAN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; NURSING; SCHOOL HEALTH NURSING; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ASTHMA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; PSYCHOMETRICS; SCHOOL NURSING; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036518164     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7489(01)00037-2     Document Type: Article

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