Socioeconomic factors and asthma hospitalization rates in New York City

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 343-350

  Claudio, Luz ^a,b   Tulton, Leon ^a   Doucette, John ^a   Landrigan, Philip J ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Asthma; Bronx; Brooklyn; Children; Latinos; Manhattan; Median family income; Queens; Staten Island; Zip codes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DEMOGRAPHY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCOME; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032986563     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770909909068227     Document Type: Article

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