Parental attitudes towards the management of asthma in ethnic minorities

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1082-1087

  Smeeton, Nigel C ^a   Rona, Roberto J ^a   Gregory, Jane ^a   White, Patrick ^a   Morgan, Myfanwy ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; PARENTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 36348963039     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2006.112037     Document Type: Article

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