School-based asthma case finding: The arkansas experience

Journal of School Health

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 223-226

  Vargas, Perla A ^a   Magee, James S ^b   Bushmiaer, Margo ^c   Simpson, Pippa M ^b   Jones, Craig A ^d   Feild, Charles R ^a   Jones, Stacie M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b ARKANSAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Health Services   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL HEALTH NURSING; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHMS; ARKANSAS; ASTHMA; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; PARENTS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOL NURSING; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33747455679     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2006.00101.x     Document Type: Article

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