Effectiveness of home-based, multi-trigger, multicomponent interventions with an environmental focus for reducing asthma morbidity: A community guide systematic review

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 2 SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Crocker, Deidre D ^a   Kinyota, Stella ^a   Dumitru, Gema G ^a,b   Ligon, Colin B ^a   Herman, Elizabeth J ^a   Ferdinands, Jill M ^c   Hopkins, David P ^b   Lawrence, Briana M ^b   Sipe, Theresa A ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b Scientific Education and Professional Development Program Office   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; IRRITANT AGENT; TOBACCO SMOKE;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COCKROACH; EMERGENCY CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOME BASED MULTI TRIGGER MULTICOMPONENT INTERVENTION; HOME CARE; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MORBIDITY; MOULD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PET ANIMAL; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRODUCTIVITY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 79960489239     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2011.05.012     Document Type: Review

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