A community-based participatory research study of multifaceted in-home environmental interventions for pediatric asthmatics in public housing

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2191-2203

  Levy, Jonathan I ^a   Brugge, Doug ^b   Peters, Junenette L ^a   Clougherty, Jane E ^a   Saddler, Shawnette S ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Cockroach; Community based participatory research; Integrated pest management; Public housing; United States

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ASTHMA; HEALTH CARE; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; PEST CONTROL; SOCIAL IMPACT; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN HOUSING;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HOUSING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; BOSTON; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COCKROACHES; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; PEST CONTROL; PUBLIC HOUSING; QUESTIONNAIRES;

BOSTON; MASSACHUSETTS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745705450     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.05.006     Document Type: Article

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