Decreases in Hispanic and non-Hispanic asthma mortality

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 76-79

  Sly, R Michael ^a,b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAUCASIAN; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 31444456593     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61043-5     Document Type: Article

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