Prevalence and correlates of asthma in the Puerto Rican population: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2000

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 465-474

  Pérez Perdomo, Rosa ^a   Pérez Cardona, Cynthia ^a   Disdier Flores, Orville ^a   Cintrón, Yvette ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b Puerto Rico Department of Health   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Asthma; Epidemiology; Prevalence; Puerto Rico

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BEHAVIOR; CIGARETTE SMOKING; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENDER; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEREDITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PUERTO RICO; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PUERTO RICO; RISK FACTORS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0141508900     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JAS-120018713     Document Type: Article

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