The outdoor air quality flag program in central California: A school-based educational intervention to potentially help reduce children's exposure to environmental asthma triggers

Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 28-31

  Shendell, Derek G ^a   Rawling, Mary Michal ^b   Foster, Christine ^b   Bohlke, Alicia ^b   Edwards, Bobbie ^b   Rico, Susie A ^b   Felix, Justina ^b   Eaton, Sandra ^b   Moen, Stephanie ^b   Roberts, Eric M ^b   Love, Mary Beth ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OZONE;

AIR QUALITY; ASTHMA; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CHILD HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; OZONE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; STUDENT;

AIR POLLUTANT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSUMER; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; SCHOOL; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ASTHMA; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HUMANS; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SCHOOLS;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36148948960     PISSN: 00220892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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