The Breathe-Easy home: The impact of asthma-friendly home construction on clinical outcomes and trigger exposure

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 55-62

  Takaro, Tim K ^a   Krieger, James ^b   Song, Lin ^b   Sharify, Denise ^b   Beaudet, Nancy ^c  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BUILDING MATERIAL; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMAN; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; MICROCLIMATE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HOUSING; PULMONARY VENTILATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; VENTILATION; WASHINGTON;

EID: 78650908378     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2010.300008     Document Type: Article

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