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Can I tell you about asthma? : a guide for friends, family and professionals / Lesley Mills ; illustrated by Rosy Salaman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mills, Lesley.
- Series:
- Can I tell you about...?
- Can I tell you about--?
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Asthma in children--Juvenile literature.
- Asthma in children.
- Asthma--Juvenile literature.
- Asthma.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (58 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Alfie invites readers to learn about asthma from his perspective and describes what it feels like to have an asthma attack, how to use an inhaler, what the common triggers are and how people around him can help. The appealing illustrations make it an ideal introduction for children and a great resource for parents, friends, teachers and nurses.
- Contents:
- Introducing Alfie who has asthma
- What is it like to have asthma?
- Things about having asthma that make you feel worried and upset
- How people treat you
- What is asthma?
- Asthma medication
- Asthma inhalers, spacers and techniques
- Asthma medication at school
- Diagnosing asthma and tests
- Asthma triggers
- Emergency treatment
- Asthma facts and figures
- More information about asthma and asthma medication
- How teachers can help
- How parents can help.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-75455-X
- 0-85700-744-0
- OCLC:
- 813928997
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