The impact of limited English proficiency on asthma action plan use

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 178-184

  Riera, Antonio ^a   Navas Nazario, Aledie ^b   Shabanova, Veronika ^b   Vaca, Federico E ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Management control; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATTENTION; BILINGUALISM; CAREGIVER; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; DATA COLLECTION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LANGUAGE; MALE;

EID: 84894471267     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770903.2013.858266     Document Type: Article

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