Lessons learned for the study of childhood asthma from the Centers for Children's Environmental Health and Disease Preventive Research

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 113, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1430-1436

  Eggleston, Peyton A ^a,i   Diette, Greg ^a   Lipsett, Michael ^b   Lewis, Toby ^c   Tager, Ira ^d   McConnell, Rob ^e   Chrischilles, Elizabeth ^f   Lanphear, Bruce ^g   Miller, Rachel ^h   Krishnan, Jerry ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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

ⁱ JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Children's Centers; Environmental health; National Children's Study; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HUMANS; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 27244450587     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.7671     Document Type: Article

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