Can schools promote the health of children with asthma?

Health Education Research

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 917-930

  McWhirter, Jenny ^a   McCann, Donna ^b   Coleman, Helen ^c   Calvert, Marguerite ^d   Warner, John ^e  

^a RoSPA House   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c Dunsbury Way Community Clinic ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; FLUTICASONE; STEROID;

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF ESTEEM; WELLBEING;

ASTHMA; CHILD; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 56449120857     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cym081     Document Type: Article

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