Nxwisen, ntzarrin or ntzo'lin? Mapping children's respiratory symptoms among indigenous populations in Guatemala

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1337-1350

  Thompson, Lisa ^a   Diaz, Janet ^b   Jenny, Alisa ^a   Diaz, Anaite ^c   Bruce, Nigel ^d   Balmes, John ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE   (Guatemala)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergies; Asthma; Children; Guatemala; Indigenous populations; ISAAC video; Survey standardization

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; CHILD; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; HEALTH SURVEY; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; SYMPTOM;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GUATEMALA; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INTERVIEW; LANGUAGE ABILITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SMOKE; SYMPTOM; WHEEZING;

ASTHMA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GUATEMALA; HUMANS; INDIANS, SOUTH AMERICAN; MALE; MOTHERS; NECK; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RURAL HEALTH; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; THORAX; TRANSLATING; VIDEO RECORDING;

CENTRAL AMERICA; GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

EID: 34548188066     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.05.018     Document Type: Article

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