The widening black/white gap in asthma hospitalizations and mortality

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 351-358

  Gupta, Ruchi S ^a,b   Carrión Carire, Violeta ^a   Weiss, Kevin B ^a,c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Disparities; Hospitalizations; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 31944447220     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2005.11.047     Document Type: Article

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