Reduction of environmental tobacco smoke exposure in asthmatic children: A 2-year follow-up

Chest

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 81-88

  Wahlgren, Dennis R ^a,c   Hovell, Melbourne F ^a,d   Meltzer, Susan B ^a   Hofstetter, C Richard ^a,b   Zakarian, Joy M ^a  

^a GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d C BEACH   (United States)

Author keywords

asthma; behavioral medicine; cancer; counseling; environmental tobacco smoke exposure; maintenance; passive smoke exposure; prevention

Indexed keywords

TOBACCO SMOKE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PARENT COUNSELING; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PASSIVE SMOKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031020945     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.111.1.81     Document Type: Article

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