The feasibility and acceptability of a home-visitation, asthma education program in a rural, Latino/a population

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 139-146

  Postma, Julie M ^a   Smalley, Katherine ^b,d   Ybarra, Vickie ^b   Kieckhefer, Gail ^c  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

allergens; asthma; community health aides; Hispanic; patient education; rural

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; AGRICULTURE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION; WASHINGTON;

EID: 79951982908     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770903.2010.529221     Document Type: Article

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