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Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 71-76 , July 2010

The role of parents in managing asthma in middle childhood: An important consideration in chronic care

  • Nicola Brown, Grad.Dip., MN

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Health, University of Technology, Sydney PO Box 123, Broadway, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 2 9514 4915; fax: +61 2 9514 4835.
    • ,
  • Robyn Gallagher, CT Cert BA (Psych), MN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Health, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
    • ,
  • Cathrine Fowler, CM, CM’craft, Dip Teach(Nursing)SCAE, BEd(Adult), MEd(Adult), PhD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Health, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
    • Tresillian Family Care Centres, Australia
    • ,
  • Sandra Wales, PaedCert, GradDipChildHealth, MN

      Affiliations

    • Respiratory, Sydney Children's Hospital, Australia
    • Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Health, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia

Received 27 April 2010 ,Accepted 27 April 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.colegn.2010.04.006

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