School-based approaches to identifying students with asthma

Journal of School Health

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 378-380

  Wheeler, Lani S ^a   Boss, Leslie P ^b   Williams, Paul V ^c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^c Sch of Pub Hlth Comm Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; POPULATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SCREENING; SHORT SURVEY; STUDENT;

EID: 11844250636     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2004.tb06633.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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