Country of birth as a risk factor for asthma among Mexican Americans

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 171, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 103-108

  Holguin, Fernando ^a   Mannino, David M ^b   Antó, Josep ^b   Mott, Joshua ^b   Ford, Earl S ^b   Teague, W Gerald ^b   Redd, Stephen C ^b   Romieu, Isabelle ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Asthma; Mexican Americans; Migration

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BIRTH; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MEXICO; MIGRATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 12144266592     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200402-143OC     Document Type: Article

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