The relationship of caretaker anxiety to children's asthma morbidity and acute care utilization

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 379-383

  Silver, Ellen Johnson ^a   Warman, Karen L ^a   Stein, Ruth E K ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Caretaker anxiety; Inner city; Symptom severity; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAREGIVER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MORBIDITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 23344432751     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JAS-200062999     Document Type: Article

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