Comparison of three teaching methods on 4- through 7-year-old children's understanding of the lungs in relation to a peak flow meter in the management of asthma: A pilot study

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 641-648

  Schmidt, Cheryl Klouzal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Asthma education; Body knowledge; Novice to expert shift; Peak flow meter; Preschool children; Puppet; Role modeling; Schoolage children; Social Learning Theory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLOWMETER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEARNING; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; MODEL; PATIENT MONITORING; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PLAY; ROLE PLAYING; THEORY;

ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; PILOT PROJECTS; TEACHING;

EID: 0036624132     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JAS-120014929     Document Type: Article

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