An asthma management program for urban minority children

Journal of Pediatric Health Care

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 66-74

  Lorrie Yoos, H ^a,b   McMullen, Ann ^a,b   Bezek, Sue ^a,b   Hondorf, Carol ^a,b   Berry, Susan ^a,b   Herendeen, Neil ^a,b   MacMaster, Kathy ^a,b   Schwartzberg, Mary Lou ^a,b  

^a Asthma Task Force   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 10444251821     PISSN: 08915245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-5245(97)90003-1     Document Type: Article

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