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2 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. 2006. http://www.aaaai.org

3U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://cdc/gov/health/asthma.htm

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7U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2006. State of Childhood Asthma, United States, 1980-2005, http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/ad/ad381.pdf

8 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Asthma and Indoor Environments, www.epa.gov/iaq/asthma/about

9 U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

10 U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2006. State of Childhood Asthma, United States, 1980-2005, http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/ad/ad381.pdf

11U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2006. State of Childhood Asthma, United States, 1980-2005, http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/ad/ad381.pdf

12 U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2006. State of Childhood Asthma, United States, 1980-2005, http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/ad/ad381.pdf

13 U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2006. State of Childhood Asthma, United States, 1980-2005, http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/ad/ad381.pdf

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16 Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. 2005. Addressing Asthma in Missouri, http://www.dhss.mo.gov/asthma/asthmastateplan.pdf

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19 Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. 2006. Asthma-related emergency room visits by children under age 18, http://www.dhss.mo.gov/FOCUS/FOCUS_May06.pdf

20 Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. 2005. Addressing Asthma in Missouri, http://www.dhss.mo.gov/asthma/asthmastateplan.pdf

21 Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. Missouri Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, http://www.dhss.mo.gov

22 Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. Missouri Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, http://www.dhss.mo.gov

23 Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services - Bureau of Health Informatics, Missouri Information for Community Assessment

24 St. Louis Regional Asthma Consortium - Asthma 411 initiative of Controlling Asthma in St. Louis project. 2006.

25 Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. 2006. Asthma-related emergency room visits by children under age 18, http://www.dhss.mo.gov/FOCUS/FOCUS_May06.pdf

26 Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. 2006. Discharges, Charges, and Days of Care Statistics for the State of Missouri, http://www.dhss.mo.gov/D_C_DofCMICA/

27 Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services - Missouri Information for Community Assessment