Applied Nursing Research
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 207-212 , August 2004

Using focus groups to identify asthma care and education issues for elderly urban-dwelling minority individuals

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☆ Supported by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Nurse Executive Fellowship Program.

PII: S0897-1897(04)00048-5

doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2004.06.002

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 207-212 , August 2004

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