Impacts of online peer support for children with asthma and allergies: "It just helps you every time you can't breathe well"

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 439-452

  Stewart, Miriam ^a   Letourneau, Nicole ^b   Masuda, Jeffrey R ^c   Anderson, Sharon ^d   McGhan, Shawna ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allergies; Asthma; Children; Peer support; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ALLERGIES; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INTERNET; LONELINESS; PEER GROUP; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SELF HELP; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ALLERGIES; ASTHMA; CHILDREN; PEER SUPPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ASTHMA; CHILD; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INTERNET; LONELINESS; PEER GROUP; PILOT PROJECTS; SELF EFFICACY; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84883218241     PISSN: 08825963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2013.01.003     Document Type: Article

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