A cluster randomised intervention trial of asthma clubs to improve quality of life in primary school children: The School Care and Asthma Management Project (SCAMP)

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 786-791

  Patterson, E E ^b   Brennan, M P ^b   Linskey, K M ^b   Webb, D C ^c   Shields, M D ^a   Patterson, C C ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Eastern Health and Social Services Board   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INHALER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPIROMETRY;

ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOLS; SOCIETIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23144466655     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2004.062612     Document Type: Article

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