Managing asthma in schools: Lessons learned and recommendations

Journal of School Health

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 340-344

  Wheeler, Lani S ^a   Merkle, Sarah L ^a   Gerald, Lynn B ^b   Taggart, Virginia S ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAREGIVER; CHILD; EDUCATION; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; SCHOOL HEALTH NURSING; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE;

ASTHMA; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOL NURSING;

EID: 33747484547     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2006.00125.x     Document Type: Article

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