Identifying preschool children with asthma in orange county

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 460-464

  Berg, Jill ^a   Brecht, Mary Lynn ^b   Morphew, Tricia ^c   Tichacek, Mary J ^a   Chowdhury, Yasmin ^a   Galant, Stanley ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF ORANGE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Breathmobile; Children; Hispanic; Low income; Pre school

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAR; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES; ALGORITHM; ETHNOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

ALGORITHMS; ASTHMA; CALIFORNIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 67650330879     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900902818363     Document Type: Article

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