More effective home heating reduces school absences for chilien with asthma

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 379-386

  Free, S ^a   Howden Chapman, P ^a   Pierse, N ^a   Viggers, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH; DEMOGRAPHIC METHOD; EDUCATION; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL IMPACT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEATING; HOUSING; HUMAN; NEW ZEALAND; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ABSENTEEISM; ASTHMA; CHILD; COLD TEMPERATURE; HEATING; HOUSING; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; SCHOOLS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

CHILE; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 77952041648     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2008.086520     Document Type: Article

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