Can a minimal intervention reduce secondhand smoke exposure among children with asthma from low income minority families? Results of a randomized trial

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 256-264

  Streja, Leanne ^a,b,c,h   Crespi, Catherine M ^a,b   Bastani, Roshan ^a,b   Wong, Glenn C ^d   Jones, Craig A ^e   Bernert, John T ^f   Tashkin, Donald ^a   Hammond, S Katharine ^g   Berman, Barbara A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Division of Biostatistics   (United States)

^d GW Graphic Works   (United States)

^e Agency of Administration   (United States)

^f NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h Division of Environmental Health Sciences School of Public Health University of California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral modification; Childhood asthma; Environmental tobacco smoke; Household smoking restrictions; SHS exposure

Indexed keywords

COTININE; PASSIVE SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PARENT; PASSIVE SMOKING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME; UNITED STATES; URINE;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COTININE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LOS ANGELES; MALE; PARENTS; POVERTY; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 84896388332     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-012-9713-4     Document Type: Article

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