Home asthma triggers: Barriers to asthma control in Chicago Puerto Rican children

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 813-827

  Martin, Molly A ^a   Thomas, Ann Marie ^b   Mosnaim, Giselle ^c   Greve, Matthew ^d   Swider, Susan M ^e   Rothschild, Steven K ^c  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Department of Preventive Medicine   (United States)

^d Rush College of Nursing ^*  (United States)

^e RUSH UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Environmental tobacco smoke; Puerto Rican; Triggers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878459698     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2013.0073     Document Type: Article

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