Learning preferences of caregivers of asthmatic children

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 683-687

  Dinakar, Chitra ^a   Adams, Christina ^a   Brimer, Alysa ^a   Silva, Maria D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Asthma education; Aural; Kinesthetic; Learning preferences; Read write; VARK; Visual

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CAREGIVER; HUMAN; KINESTHESIA; LEARNING; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; READING; VISUAL STIMULATION; WRITING;

ASTHMA; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LEARNING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 27744579500     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900500265157     Document Type: Article

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