Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 24, Issue 5 , Pages 305-311 , September 2010

Diagnosing Asthma in Young Children: Current Research & Recommendations

  • Tamar Friedman, BSN, RN

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Tamar Friedman, BSN, MSN, University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, 271 Linden Ln, Merion, PA 19006

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 Conflicts of interest: None to report.

PII: S0891-5245(09)00249-1

doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2009.08.007

Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 24, Issue 5 , Pages 305-311 , September 2010

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