Asthma and Latino cultures: Different prevalence reported among groups sharing the same environment

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 929-935

  Ledogar, Robert J ^a   Penchaszadeh, Analia ^b   Garden, C Cecilia Iglesias ^b   Acosta, Luis Garden ^b  

^a CIETinternational   (United States)

^b El Puente   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PREVALENCE; PUERTO RICO; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034082104     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.90.6.929     Document Type: Article

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