Reduction in asthma-related emergency department visits after implementation of a smoke-free law

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Rayens, Mary Kay ^a,b   Burkhart, Patricia V ^a   Zhang, Mei ^a   Lee, Seongjik ^a   Moser, Debra K ^a   Mannino, David ^c   Hahn, Ellen J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; asthma exacerbation; asthma health outcomes; asthma triggers; environmental tobacco smoke; secondhand tobacco smoke; smoke free legislation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PASSIVE SMOKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SMOKING;

EID: 50649118058     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2008.06.029     Document Type: Article

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