Lay experiences and concerns with asthma in an urban hispanic community

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 875-880

  Tumiel Berhalter, Laurene ^a,b,c   Zayas, Luis E ^a,b  

^a State University of New York ^*

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Latinos; Patient education; Qualitative analysis

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAREGIVER; COATED THROAT; COPING BEHAVIOR; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; EXPERIENCE; GROUNDED THEORY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERCEPTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; THROAT DISEASE; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; VOMITING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ASTHMA; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; NEW YORK; PUERTO RICO; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 33744909101     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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