Efficacy of an outdoor air pollution education program in a community at risk for asthma morbidity

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 839-844

  Dorevitch, Samuel ^a   Karandikar, Abhijay ^a   Washington, Gregory F ^a   Walton, Geraldine Penny ^a   Anderson, Renate ^a   Nickels, Leslie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Air quality; Asthma; Community education

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; EDUCATION PROGRAM; INTERNET; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORBIDITY; RISK; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIR POLLUTION; ASTHMA; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55249085215     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900802339759     Document Type: Article

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