Community health workers and environmental interventions for children with asthma: A systematic review

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 564-576

  Postma, Julie ^a,b   Karr, Catherine ^a   Kieckhefer, Gail ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergens; Asthma; Community health aides; Patient education; Review

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; COST; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FAMILY THERAPY; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LUNG FUNCTION; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALLERGENS; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; BEDDING AND LINENS; CHILD; COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED; EXERCISE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HOUSING; HUMANS; HYGIENE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68849108013     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900902912638     Document Type: Article

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