Methods and issues in conducting a community-based environmental randomized trial

Environmental Research

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 156-165

  Swartz, Lee J ^a   Callahan, Karen A ^a   Butz, Arlene M ^a   Rand, Cynthia S ^a   Kanchanaraksa, Sukon ^b   Diette, Gregory B ^a   Krishnan, Jerry A ^a   Breysse, Patrick N ^c   Buckley, Timothy J ^c   Mosley, Adrian M ^d   Eggleston, Peyton A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c The Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Community based research; Environmental intervention; Exposure assessment

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; CHILD HEALTH; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; URBAN AREA;

ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLEANING; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN TEST; SPIROMETRY;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ASTHMA; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MARYLAND; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; URBAN HEALTH;

BALTIMORE; MARYLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2442527677     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2003.08.003     Document Type: Article

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