Asthma education in primary healthcare settings

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 705-710

  Shah, Smita ^a,b,f   Roydhouse, Jessica K ^b   Sawyer, Susan M ^c,d,e  

^a SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^f WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asthma education; Health outcomes; Primary healthcare; Self management

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SELF CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PEDIATRICS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SELF CARE;

EID: 57149083494     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOP.0b013e32831551fa     Document Type: Review

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