The continuing problem of asthma in very young children: A community-based participatory research project

Journal of School Health

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 209-215

  Nelson, Belinda Wilburn ^a   Awad, Daniel ^a   Alexander, Jeffrey ^a   Clark, Noreen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Low income; Preschool children; Urban

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONSUMER; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ASTHMA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MICHIGAN; RESEARCH;

EID: 63449138382     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2009.00400.x     Document Type: Article

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