Urban air pollution and children's asthma: What do parents and health professionals think?

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 530-536

  Stevens, Emma ^a,b   Cullinan, Paul ^b   Colvile, Roy ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Perceptions; Urban air quality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EXHAUST GAS; FAMILY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERVIEW; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC OPINION; PULMONARY DISEASE (SPECIALTY); RISK FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 2542444751     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.20008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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