A randomized trial to test the effectiveness of art therapy for children with asthma

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Beebe, Anya ^a   Gelfand, Erwin W ^b   Bender, Bruce ^a,b  

^a Department of Pediatrics ^*  (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Art therapy; Asthma; Children

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955920908     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2010.03.019     Document Type: Article

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