Happy air®, a successful school-based asthma educational and interventional program for primary school children

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 419-426

  Chini, Loredana ^a   Iannini, Roberta ^a   Chianca, Marco ^a   Corrente, Stefania ^a   Graziani, Simona ^a   La Rocca, Marianna ^a   Borruto, Mario ^b   Di Napoli, Raffaella ^a   Angelini, Federica ^c   Visconti, Giuseppe ^a   Moschese, Viviana ^a  

^a TOR VERGATA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b ASL Roma B   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

asthma management; pediatric asthma; quality of life; school based program

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREATHING; CHILD; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HAPPY AIR PROGRAM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PEDIATRIC QUALITY OF LIFE INVENTORY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STUDENT; TEACHER;

ASTHMA; CHILD; FAMILY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPIROMETRY; STUDENTS;

EID: 79955056878     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770903.2011.563808     Document Type: Article

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