Evaluating the availability and use of asthma action plans for school-based asthma care: A case study in Hartford, Connecticut

Journal of School Health

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 325-328

  McLaughlin, Tara ^a   Maljanian, Rose ^b   Kornblum, Rita ^c   Clark, Pamela ^d   Simpson, Joan ^e   McCormack, Katherine ^f  

^a HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Magellan Health Services   (United States)

^c City of Hartford Health Department   (United States)

^d Hartford Public Library   (United States)

^e CDC   (United States)

^f Office of Emergency Medical Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; EVALUATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; MINORITY GROUP; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; POPULATION; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SCHOOL HEALTH NURSING; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ASTHMA; CHILD; CONNECTICUT; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; MINORITY GROUPS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; POPULATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOL NURSING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33747514130     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2006.00121.x     Document Type: Article

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