Predicting Attrition in a Pediatric Asthma Intervention Study

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 519-527

  Zebracki, Kathy ^a   Drotar, Dennis ^b   Kirchner, Lester ^b   Schluchter, Mark ^b   Redline, Susan ^b   Kercsmar, Carolyn ^b   Walders, Natalie ^c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attrition; Intervention; Pediatric asthma

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PEDIATRIC ASTHMA; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; TYPES OF STUDY;

ASTHMA; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0345356553     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsg042     Document Type: Article

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