Understanding sibilancias (wheezing) among Mexican American parents

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 366-371

  Bialostozky, Adriana ^a   Barkin, Shari L ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

asthma; Mexican American; qualitative analysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL STUDY OF ASTHMA AND ALLERGY IN CHILDHOOD QUESTIONNAIRE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SYMPTOM; WHEEZING; WORD LIST RECALL;

ASTHMA; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; PARENTS; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862993628     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770903.2012.660298     Document Type: Article

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