Quality-of-life and cost-benefit analysis of a home environmental assessment program in Connecticut

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 147-155

  Nguyen, Kimberly H ^a,b   Boulay, Eileen ^a   Peng, Justin ^a  

^a CDC   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

asthma; cost benefit analysis; environmental exposure; intervention studies; quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONNECTICUT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951986832     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770903.2010.535881     Document Type: Article

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