Community-based participatory research in boston's neighborhoods: A review of asthma case examples

Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 38-44

  Brugge, Doug ^a   Rivera Carrasco, Edna ^b   Zotter, Jean ^c   Leung, Alice ^d  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Committee for Boston Public Housing ^*  (United States)

^c Boston Urban Asthma Coalition   (United States)

^d Chinese Progressive Association   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Asthma; Community based participatory research; Epidemiology; Research methods

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

ASIAN AMERICAN; ASTHMA; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMMUNITY CARE; FUNDING; HOUSING; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PEST MANAGEMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ASIAN AMERICANS; ASTHMA; BOSTON; CHILD; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; DATA COLLECTION; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; PUBLIC HOUSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77049103393     PISSN: 19338244     EISSN: 21544700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19338240903390214     Document Type: Article

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