What determines knowledge of asthma among young people and their families?

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 701-709

  Barton, Christopher ^a   Abramson, Michael ^a   Aroni, Rosalie ^b   Stewart, Kay ^c   Thien, Francis ^d   Sawyer, Susan ^e  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Asthma knowledge; Families; Parents

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FAMILY COUNSELING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PREDICTION; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COHORT STUDIES; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0036946130     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JAS-120015793     Document Type: Article

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