Home remediation for respiratory health: A feasibility study

Family and Community Health

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1-15

  Stubner, Alex H ^a   Dillon, H Kenneth ^a   Kohler, Connie L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Air sampling; Allergens; Asthma; Community health advisor; Dust sampling; Fungi; Home inspection; Home remediation; Intervention; Remediation costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039250172     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003727-200001000-00003     Document Type: Article

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