Asthma-related environmental practices and asthma awareness in California child care centers

Pediatric Asthma, Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 12-24

  Goveia, Michelle G ^a,b   Shaikh, Nazerah ^b   Windham, Gayle ^b   Bembom, Oliver ^b   Feldman, Katherine ^a,b   Kreutzer, Richard ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; CHILD CARE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LICENSING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; TRAINING; UNITED STATES; WORK SCHEDULE;

EID: 17444393995     PISSN: 08831874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pai.2005.18.12     Document Type: Review

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