Visual thematic analysis of children's illustrations to improve receptiveness to pictorial asthma action plans

Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 92-96

  Pascuet, Elena ^a   Vaillancourt, Régis ^a   Collins, Michael A ^b   Moore, Anne Marie ^a   Scoular, Douglas ^a   Gaboury, Isabelle ^a   Ullyot, Nora ^a   Stewart, Carolyn ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGHING; DISEASE CONTROL; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PAINFUL BREATHING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 77954879045     PISSN: 1445937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2055-2335.2010.tb00513.x     Document Type: Article

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