Determining the relative burden of childhood asthma at the local level by surveying school nurses

Pediatric, Allergy, Immunology, and Pulmonology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 76-80

  Borowsky, Betty ^a   Little, Anne ^b   Cataletto, Mary ^c  

^a NASSAU COMMUNITY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b American Lung Association   (United States)

^c WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL HEALTH NURSING; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879125462     PISSN: 2151321X     EISSN: 21513228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ped.2013.0231     Document Type: Article

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