Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 44-48 , January 2007

Childhood Asthma Part One: Initial Assessment, Diagnosis, and Education

  • Nancy Cantey Banasiak, MSN, APRN, BC, PNP

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Nancy Cantey Banasiak, MSN, APRN, BC, PNP, Yale University School of Nursing, 100 Church Street South, PO Box 9740, New Haven, CT 06536-0740

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PII: S0891-5245(06)00688-2

doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2006.11.001

Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 44-48 , January 2007