http://www.experiencejournal.com/asthma/index.shtml

#3 This site is maintained by Children's Hospital in Boston

1. Lots of simple to understand basic information about Pediatric Asthma and if you visit the home page there is information about other Pediatric Health issues. As it states it is a collection of stories by patients and their families about their experiences with Asthma. There are some brief clips of information from clinicians about how they answer parents questions and talk with parents about difficult decisions such as pets and smoking. Not a lot of information about the disease. I feel like this is aimed at helping parents and kids know they are not alone in their struggles with the disease. Not meant to be an disease informational site.

2 Design is colorful as I would expect for a children's journal, appealing, easy to get around in. Made in the format of a binder so that even inexperienced web users can feel comfortable using it.

3. The authors vary from parents to patients to physicians on staff at CH - Boston. You can access a list of reviews from the home page and a further list of expert reviewers which lists various experts in each area of expertise that the Web site covers.

4. The intended audience is pediatric patients and their families. The home page lists a number of recommendations by EJ Research Study, Child and Family web Guide, Invest in Kids and CH Boston Depart of Psychiatry.

5. I did not see any place for website assistance.

6. Misc. -- just a fun kind of site really for kids and parents.