Reducing asthma health disparities in poor Puerto Rican children: The effectiveness of a culturally tailored family intervention

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 665-670

  Canino, Glorisa ^a   Vila, Doryliz ^a   Normand, Sharon Lise T ^b   Acosta Pérez, Edna ^a   Ramírez, Rafael ^a   García, Pedro ^a   Rand, Cynthia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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

Author keywords

children; controlled clinical trial; Family asthma management intervention; Puerto Rican

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; SALBUTAMOL;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CULTURE; FAMILY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; POVERTY; PUERTO RICO; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 40049106795     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2007.10.022     Document Type: Article

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