Ecological barriers and social forces in childhood asthma management: Examining routines of African American families living in the inner city

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 701-710

  Yinusa Nyahkoon, Leanne S ^a   Cohn, Ellen S ^a   Cortes, Dharma E ^b,c   Bokhour, Barbara G ^d,e  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^c CAMBRIDGE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; childhood asthma management; ecological barriers and social forces; health disparities; routines

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLEANING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH DISPARITY; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPONSIBILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH NURSING; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES; AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AIR POLLUTION; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; PARENTS; SCHOOL NURSING;

EID: 77956508412     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770903.2010.485662     Document Type: Article

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