Asthma and respiratory dysfunction among urban, primarily Hispanic school children

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 4-13

  Schneider, Dona ^a,b   Freeman, Natalie C G ^b   Mcgarvey, Patricia ^c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Passaic Beth Israel Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood asthma; Hispanic populations; Respiratory dysfunction; School based screening

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BIOMETRY; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COCKROACH; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY HISTORY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HISPANIC; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOULD; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PREDICTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING; UNITED STATES;

ASTHMA; CHILD; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NEW JERSEY; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SPIROMETRY; STUDENTS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 22844435765     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/AEOH.59.1.4-13     Document Type: Article

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