Results of a culturally directed asthma intervention program in an inner-city Latino community

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Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1163-1167

  Tatis, Vianessa ^a   Remache, Digna ^c   DiMango, Emily ^b  

^a Alianza Dominicana   (United States)

^b Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^c NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Intervention; Minority

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HISPANIC; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 24944578283     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.128.3.1163     Document Type: Article

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