Warm homes for older people: Aims and methods of a randomised community-based trial for people with COPD

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Viggers, Helen ^a   Howden Chapman, Philippa ^a   Ingham, Tristram ^a   Chapman, Ralph ^b   Pene, Gina ^a   Davies, Cheryl ^c   Currie, Ann ^d   Pierse, Nevil ^a   Wilson, Helen ^a   Zhang, Jane ^a   Baker, Michael ^a   Crane, Julian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^c Tu Kotahi Maori Asthma Trust   (New Zealand)

^d CANTERBURY DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

COPD; Fuel poverty; Health; Housing; New Zealand; Randomised community trial

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ELECTRICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEATING; HOSPITALIZATION; HOUSING; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY; FEMALE; HEATING; HOSPITALIZATION; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESEARCH DESIGN;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874206441     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-176     Document Type: Article

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