Effectiveness of an integrated pest management intervention in controlling cockroaches, mice, and allergens in New York City public housing

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 117, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1219-1225

  Kass, Daniel ^a   McKelvey, Wendy ^a   Carlton, Elizabeth ^b   Hernandez, Marta ^a   Chew, Ginger ^b   Nagle, Sean ^b   Garfinkel, Robin ^b   Clarke, Brian ^c   Tiven, Julius ^c   Espino, Christian ^b   Evans, David ^b  

^a New York City Department of Health   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

^c New York City Housing Authority   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergen; Asthma; Cockroach; Integrated pest management; Mouse; New York City; Pesticide; Public housing

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; PESTICIDE;

ARTICLE; COCKROACH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOUSING; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; INTERVIEW; PEST CONTROL; PEST MANAGEMENT; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RODENT CONTROL; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; COCKROACHES; MICE; NEW YORK CITY; PEST CONTROL; PUBLIC HOUSING; UNITED STATES;

BLATTARIA; MUS;

EID: 69249102623     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.0800149     Document Type: Article

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