Journal of Pediatric Nursing
Volume 25, Issue 5 , Pages 418-427 , October 2010

African American Parents'/Guardians' Health Literacy and Self-Efficacy and Their Child's Level of Asthma Control

  • Marilynne R. Wood, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Marilynne R. Wood, PhD, RN.
    • ,
  • James H. Price, PhD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
    • ,
  • Joseph A. Dake, PhD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health and Rehabilitation, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
    • ,
  • Susan K. Telljohann, HSD, CHES

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health and Rehabilitation, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
    • ,
  • Sadik A. Khuder, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Toledo, Health Science Campus, OH

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☆ Conflict of interest: There were no actual or potential conflict of interest associated with any of the authors of this article.

PII: S0882-5963(09)00125-0

doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2009.05.003

Journal of Pediatric Nursing
Volume 25, Issue 5 , Pages 418-427 , October 2010

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