Asthma hospitalization rates and socioeconomic status in New York State (1987-1993)

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 239-251

  Lin, Shao ^a   Fitzgerald, Edward ^a   Hwang, Syni An ^a   Munsie, Jean Pierre ^a   Stark, Alice ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

African american; Asthma admission annual rate; Asthma geographic distribution; Asthma hospitalization; Childhood asthma; Hispanic; Poorly educated; Poverty level; Socioeconomic status; Zip codes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; POPULATION RESEARCH; POVERTY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033026544     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770909909075407     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. Schoenborn CA, Marano M: Current estimates from the National Health Interview Survey: United States, 1987. Vital and health statistics, Series 10, No. 166, DHHS Publication No. (PHS) 88-1594. United States Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, 1988.
2. Graham D: Detailed diagnoses and procedures for patients discharged from short-stay hospitals, United States 1986. Vital and health statistics, Series 13, No. 95, DHHS Publication No. (PHS) 88-1956. United States Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, 1988.
3. Nelson C, McLemore T: The national ambulatory medical care survey: United States, 1975-81 and 1985 trends. Vital and health statistics, Series 13, No. 93, DHHS Publication No. (PHS) 88-1754. United States Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, 1988.
4. Evans R, Mullally DI, Wilson RW, et al: National trends in morbidity and mortality of asthma in the U.S. Chest 91(Suppl 6):65S-75S (1987).
5. Gergen PH, Weiss KB: Changing patterns of asthma hospitalization among children: 1979 to 1987. JAMA 264:1688-1692 (1990).
6. Wissow L, Gittelshon AM, Szklo M, et al: Poverty, race, and hospitalization for childhood asthma. Am J Public Health 78:777-782 (1988).
7. Wennberg JE, McPherson L, Caper P: Will payment based on diagnosis-related groups control hospital costs? N Engl J Med 311:295-300 (1984).
8. Carr W, Zeitel L, Weiss K: Variations in asthma hospitalizations and deaths in New York City. Am J Public Health 82:59-65 (1992).
9. Weiss KB, Wagener DK: Geographic variations in US asthma mortality: small-area analyses of excess mortality, 1981-1985. Am J Epidemiol 132:S107-S115 (1990).
10. Bureau of the Census. Poverty in the United States -1992. Current population reports. Series P-60, No. 185. United States Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, 1993.
11. Weiss KB, Gergen PJ, Wagener DK: Breathing better or wheezing worse? The changing epidemiology of asthma morbidity and mortality. Annu Rev Public Health 14:491-513 (1993).
12. Centers for Disease Control: Asthma - United States, 1982-1992. MMWR 43:952-955 (1995).
13. Lang DM, Polansky M: Patterns of asthma mortality in Philadelphia from 1969 to 1991. N Engl J Med 331: 1542-1546 (1994).
14. Sly RM: Effects of treatment on mortality from asthma. Ann Allergy 56:207-212 (1986).
15. Speight ANP, Lee DA, Hey EN: Underdiagnosis and undertreatment of asthma in childhood. Br Med J 286: 1253-1256 (1983).
16. Anderson HR, Cooper JS, Bailey PA, et al: Influence of morbidity, illness label, and social, family, and health service factors on drug treatment of childhood asthma. Lancet 2:1030-1032 (1981).
17. Coultas DB, Gong H Jr, Grad R, et al: Respiratory diseases in minorities of the United States. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 149(Suppl):S93-S131 (1994).
18. Poma PA: The Hispanic health challenge. J Natl Med Assoc 80:1275-1277 (1988).
19. Rothman KJ: Multivariate analysis. In Modern Epidemiology, 4th printing. Little, Brown, Boston/Toronto, 1986, pp. 304-305.