Improved health outcomes with peak flow monitoring for children with asthma

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 137-142

  Burkhart, Patricia V ^a,b   Rayens, Mary Kay ^b   Revelette, W Robert ^c   Ohlmann, Ashleigh ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c Pediatric Adolescent Associates   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Adherence; Asthma; Children; Health outcomes; Peak flow monitoring; Self management

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONITOR; MORBIDITY; PATIENT MONITORING; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOM;

ASTHMA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; KENTUCKY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 33947307172     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900601182517     Document Type: Article

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