Risk assessment and community participation model for environmental asthma management in an elementary public school: A case study in Puerto Rico

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 76-85

  Seguinot Medina, Samarys ^a   Rivera Rentas, Alberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD METROPOLITANA   (Puerto Rico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL TURABO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Asthma; Community; Environment; Prevalence; Puerto Rico; Schools

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ASTHMA; CASE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALE; POPULATION MODEL; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PUERTO RICO; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS; ARTICLE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE;

FUNGI;

ASTHMA; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PUBLIC SECTOR; PUERTO RICO; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 35548978108     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph2006030009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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