Effects of Tobacco Smoke Exposure on Asthma Prevalence and Medical Care Use in North Carolina Middle School Children

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 308-313

  Sturm, Jesse J ^a,b   Yeatts, Karin ^a   Loomis, Dana ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TOBACCO SMOKE;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CIGARETTE SMOKING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

EID: 0842327277     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.94.2.308     Document Type: Article

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