Paediatric - A problem-solving intervention for children with persistent asthma: A pilot of a randomized trial at a pediatric summer camp

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1031-1039

  Pulgaron, Elizabeth R ^a   Salamon, Katherine S ^b   Patterson, Chavis A ^c   Barakat, Lamia P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^c ST CHRISTOPHER'S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

asthma; high functioning; intervention; pediatric summer camp; probslem solving

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECREATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIALIZATION; SUMMER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PILOT PROJECTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 78149431888     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2010.514633     Document Type: Article

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