Investigations into the indoor environment and respiratory health in Boston public housing

Reviews on Environmental Health

Volumn 19, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 271-289

  Hynes, H Patricia ^a   Brugge, Doug ^b   Osgood, Neal Dra ^c   Snell, John ^d   Vallarino, Jose ^e   Spengler, John ^e  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Boston Urban Asthma Coalition   (United States)

^d Peregrine Energy Group   (United States)

^e HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Community based research; Energy efficiency; Environmental intervention; IPM; Low income housing

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; TOBACCO SMOKE;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; BUILDING MATERIAL; CHILD; CITY; COMMUNITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH STATUS; HEATING; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOUSING; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INFANT; LEAD POISONING; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MOISTURE; MOULD; NEWBORN; PEDIATRICS; PEST INSECT; PILOT STUDY; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; ROOM VENTILATION; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ASTHMA; BOSTON; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; HOUSING; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; POVERTY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RISK FACTORS;

ACARI; INSECTA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 13144254250     PISSN: 00487554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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