A pilot study describing local residents' perceptions of asthma and knowledge of asthma care in selected Chicago communities

Chest

Volumn 116, Issue 4 SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages 229S-234S

  Conway, Terrence ^a,b   Hu, Tzyy Chyn ^a   Bennett, Susan ^a   Niedos, Maria ^a  

^a Chicago/Cook Co Ambulatory Care C   (United States)

^b Cook Co Bureau of Health Services ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COMMUNITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032833478     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.116.suppl_2.229s     Document Type: Article

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