Support needs and preferences of young adolescents with asthma and allergies: "Just no one really seems to understand"

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 479-490

  Stewart, Miriam ^a   Letourneau, Nicole ^b   Masuda, Jeffrey R ^c   Anderson, Sharon ^a   Cicutto, Lisa ^d,e   McGhan, Shawna ^a   Watt, Susan ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^f MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Allergies; Asthma; Social support; Support needs; Support resources

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865407758     PISSN: 08825963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2011.06.011     Document Type: Article

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