Dutch nurse clinics for children with asthma: Views of professionals and parents

In the Netherlands, there are two kinds of nurse clinics for asthmatics. Ex tramural nurse clinics are run under the sole responsibility of a home care organization while transmural nurse clinics are run under the joint respon sibility of a home care organization and a hospital. This article gives ins ight into the opinions of professionals and parents of asthmatic children a bout the care given at these clinics. The conclusion is that organizational differences between the clinics do not influence parents' (positive) perce ptions about the quality and continuity of care provided at the clinics.