Asthma education program for First Nations children: An exemplar of the Knowledge-to-Action Framework

Canadian Respiratory Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 295-300

  Douglas, Maureen L ^a   McGhan, Shawna L ^a   Tougas, Danielle ^b   Fenton, Nancy ^c   Sarin, Christopher ^d   Latycheva, Oxana ^e,f   Befus, A Dean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^d HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^e Asthma Society of Canada   (Canada)

^f Ontario Lung Association   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Culturally relevant; First Nations; Health education; Knowledge translation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; INFORMATION; KNOWLEDGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION; READING;

EID: 84882371430     PISSN: 11982241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/260489     Document Type: Article

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