Primary School Nurses' Knowledge/Competence Pertaining to Childhood Asthma and Its Management Prior to and Following a National Asthma Education Program in Taiwan

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 927-934

  Chao, Shu Yuan ^a   Yan, Dah Chin ^b   Ou, Liang Shiou ^b   Tsao, Ching Hsiung ^b   Chen, Chun Yi ^b   Lai, Shiang Ru ^c   Chiang, Li Chi ^d   Huang, Jing Long ^b,e  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e CHANG GUNG CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Asthma; Child; Education; Nurse; School

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMPETENCE; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FLOWMETER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; NURSE TRAINING; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SKILL; TAIWAN;

ADULT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; SCHOOL NURSING; SCHOOLS; TAIWAN;

EID: 0346726056     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JAS-120024588     Document Type: Article

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