Improving asthma management among African-American children via a community health worker model: Findings from a Chicago-based pilot intervention

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 380-389

  Margellos Anast, Helen ^a   Gutierrez, Melissa A ^a   Whitman, Steven ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; community health workers; disease management; pediatric asthma

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ASTHMA; CAREGIVERS; CHICAGO; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAID; METERED DOSE INHALERS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PILOT PROJECTS; POVERTY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; SELF EFFICACY; SMOKING; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84862985820     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770903.2012.660295     Document Type: Article

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