Validating an asthma case detection instrument in a head start sample

Journal of School Health

Volumn 76, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 471-478

  Bonner, Sebastian ^a   Matte, Thomas ^b   Rubin, Mitchell ^c   Sheares, Beverley J ^d   Fagan, Joanne K ^e   Evans, David ^f   Mellins, Robert B ^d  

^a NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^e University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey   (United States)

^f Pediatric Pulmonary Division ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NEW YORK CITY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 33749525360     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2006.00144.x     Document Type: Article

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