Asthma friendly schools: The importance of school policy for children with asthma

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 483-485

  Sawyer, Susan M ^a,b,c  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; EDITORIAL; HEALTH; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS;

EID: 33747381262     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2006.00929.x     Document Type: Editorial

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