Indoor environmental differences between inner city and suburban homes of children with asthma

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 577-590

  Simons, Elinor ^a,c   Curtin Brosnan, Jean ^a   Buckley, Timothy ^b   Breysse, Patrick ^b   Eggleston, Peyton A ^a  

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

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Allergens; Indoor air; Inner city asthma; Particulate matter

Indexed keywords

HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; BALTIMORE; CHILD; FUNGI; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOUSING; HUMANS; PARTICULATE MATTER; SUBURBAN POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 34447539603     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-007-9205-3     Document Type: Article

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