Latino Children with Asthma: Rates and Risks for Medical Care Utilization

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 147-157

  Berg, Jill ^a   Wahlgren, Dennis R ^b   Hofstetter, C Richard ^b   Meltzer, Susan B ^b   Meltzer, Eli O ^c   Matt, Georg E ^b   Martinez Donate, Ana ^b   Hovell, Melbourne F ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ALLERGY AND ASTHMA MEDICAL GROUP AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d Graduate School of Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood asthma; Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS); Latino asthma; Medical care; Medically underserved; Passive smoke exposure

Indexed keywords

TOBACCO SMOKE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; EMERGENCY WARD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HISPANIC; HOME; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; PASSIVE SMOKING; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOUSING; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 1942485786     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JAS-120026072     Document Type: Article

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