Behavioral changes following participation in a home health promotional program in King County, Washington

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 105, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1132-1135

  Leung, Rainbow ^a   Koenig, Jane Q ^a   Simcox, Nancy ^a   Van Belle, Gerald ^a   Fenske, Richard ^a   Gilbert, Steven G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Inst Neurotoxicol Neurol Disord   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior change; Dampness; Dust; Health; Indoor air; Vacuuming; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

DOMESTIC CHEMICAL;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; DUST CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOME; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEISURE; MOISTURE; NORMAL HUMAN; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031410845     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.971051132     Document Type: Article

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