Recent innovations to improve asthma outcomes in vulnerable children

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 783-788

  Li, Patricia ^a,b,c   Guttmann, Astrid ^a,b,c,d  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; Interventions; Outcomes; Vulnerable children

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERNET; KNOWLEDGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SELF CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PEDIATRICS; SELF CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 74549142849     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOP.0b013e328332537d     Document Type: Review

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