Asthma randomized trial of indoor wood smoke (ARTIS): Rationale and methods

Contemporary Clinical Trials

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1080-1087

  Noonan, Curtis W ^a   Ward, Tony J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Biomass combustion; Filter; Home intervention; Pediatric; Wood stove

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CARBON MONOXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; PLACEBO;

ADOLESCENT; AIR FILTRATION UNIT TREATMENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BIOMASS; CHILD; COMBUSTION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXPIRED AIR; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKE; WOOD STOVE CHANGEOUT TREATMENT;

ADOLESCENT; AIR FILTERS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ASTHMA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FILTRATION; HUMANS; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; PARTICULATE MATTER; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SMOKE; UNITED STATES; WOOD;

EID: 84864299948     PISSN: 15517144     EISSN: 15592030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2012.06.006     Document Type: Article

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