Asthma among Puerto Rican Hispanics: A multi-ethnic comparison study of risk factors

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 154, Issue 4 I, 1996, Pages 894-899

  Beckett, William S ^a   Belanger, Kathleen ^b   Gent, Janneane F ^b   Holford, Theodore R ^b   Leaderer, Brian P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CIGARETTE SMOKING; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEGRO; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERTO RICO; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0029859538     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.154.4.8887582     Document Type: Article

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