Sources and perceptions of indoor and ambient air pollution in rural Alaska

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 773-780

  Ware, Desirae ^a   Lewis, Johnnye ^b   Hopkins, Scarlett ^c   Boyer, Bert ^c   Noonan, Curtis ^a   Ward, Tony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska Native communities; Ambient air quality; Indoor air quality; Particulate matter; Respiratory health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HEATING; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALASKA; DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEATING; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880036454     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-013-9678-9     Document Type: Article

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