Blowing the whistle: What do african american adolescents with asthma and their caregivers understand by "wheeze"

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 26-32

  Houle, Christy R ^a   Caldwell, Cleopatra Howard ^b   Conrad, Frederick G ^a   Joiner, Terence A ^c   Parker, Edith A ^b   Clark, Noreen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent asthma; Communication; Proxy reporting; Video; Wheeze

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREATHING PATTERN; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AUDIOVISUAL AIDS; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENTS; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 76149114617     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770900903395218     Document Type: Article

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