The impact of health beliefs and family asthma management on biological outcomes in youth with asthma

Childhood asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease, with symptoms likely affected by physical, environmental and social factors. With regard to social factors, previous research has linked asthma management and beliefs to morbidity outcomes in children with asthma. In two studies, it was tested wh...

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Main Author: Walker, Hope Alayne
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/22481