Supporting successful asthma management in schools: The role of asthma care providers

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 390-393

  Cicutto, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; children; school; youth

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ASTHMA; COOPERATION; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INHALER; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LONG TERM CARE; METERED DOSE INHALER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SCHOOL; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ASTHMA; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS;

EID: 67651225130     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2009.04.042     Document Type: Editorial

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