Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 19, Issue 6 , Pages 354-362 , November 2005

Better Breathing or Better Living? A Qualitative Analysis of the Impact of Asthma Medication Acquisition on Standard of Living and Quality of Life in Low-income Families of Children With Asthma

  • Wendy J. Ungar, MSc, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Dr. Wendy Ungar, Population Health Sciences, Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X8
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  • Tony MacDonald, BA
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  • Martha Cousins, BA(Hon)

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 This research was funded by an operating grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Grant No. 37919). Dr. Ungar is supported by a Canadian Institutes of Health Research New Investigator Career award.

PII: S0891-5245(05)00253-1

doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2005.06.004

Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 19, Issue 6 , Pages 354-362 , November 2005

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