The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 115, Issue 6 , Pages 1225-1227 , June 2005

Challenges in asthma patient education

  • Michael D. Cabana, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • From the Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Michael D. Cabana, MD, MPH, Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan Health System, 6-D-19 NIB, Box 0456, 300 North Ingalls St, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0456.
    • ,
  • Tao T. Le, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore

Received 21 December 2004 ,Revised 28 February 2005 ,Accepted 2 March 2005.

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 Supported in part by National Heart Lung and Blood Institute grant HL70771 (MDC) and National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases grant T32AI07056 (TTL).Disclosure of potential conflict of interest: M. Cabana—none disclosed. T. T. Le is a paid consultant to and has stock ownership in Medsn, Inc, a professional medical education and training company.

PII: S0091-6749(05)00523-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2005.03.004

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 115, Issue 6 , Pages 1225-1227 , June 2005

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