Chicago's response to the public health challenge of urban asthma

Chest

Volumn 116, Issue 4 SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages

  Addington, Whitney W ^a   Weiss, Kevin B ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0032881611     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.116.suppl_2.132s     Document Type: Review

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