Asthma mortality in U.S. Hispanics of Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Cuban heritage, 1990-1995

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 161, Issue 2 I, 2000, Pages 504-509

  Homa, David M ^a   Mannino, David M ^b   Lara, Marielena ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERTO RICO; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034011530     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.161.2.9906025     Document Type: Article

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