Advances in development and evaluation of asthma education programs

Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 61-68

  McGhan, Shawna L ^a   Cicutto, Lisa C ^b   Befus, A Dean ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma education; Asthma self management; Behavior modification

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; REVIEW;

EID: 13244279690     PISSN: 10705287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mcp.0000146783.18716.31     Document Type: Review

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