Clearing clinical barriers: Enhancing social support using a patient navigator for asthma care

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 913-919

  Black, Heather L ^a   Priolo, Chantel ^a   Akinyemi, D'Jahna ^a   Gonzalez, Rodalyn ^a   Jackson, Danielle S ^a   Garcia, Laura ^a   George, Maureen ^b   Apter, Andrea J ^a  

^a Section of Allergy and Immunology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Barriers; Communication; Control; Patient navigator; Self management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPATHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PATIENT CARE; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TECHNICAL AID; URBAN AREA; VALIDATION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; URBAN POPULATION;

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 77957368292     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770903.2010.506681     Document Type: Article

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