Journal of Pediatric Nursing
Volume 26, Issue 4 , Pages 295-303 , August 2011

Children's Experiences of Living With Asthma: Fear of Exacerbations and Being Ostracized

  • Anne Trollvik, RN, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Hedmark University College, Norway
    • Nordic school of Public Health, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Anne Trollvik, RN, MPH.
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  • Reidun Nordbach, RN

      Affiliations

    • Innlandet Hopital Trust, Norway
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  • Charlotte Silén, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
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  • Karin C. Ringsberg, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Nordic school of Public Health, Sweden

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1 The study has been presented in two conferences: The 6th Nordic Health Promotion Conference, August 20–22, 2009, Gothenburg, Sweden, and The International Conference on Public Health Nursing, October 15–17, 2009, Diakonova University College, Oslo, Norway.

PII: S0882-5963(10)00156-9

doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2010.05.003

Journal of Pediatric Nursing
Volume 26, Issue 4 , Pages 295-303 , August 2011