Health disparities and differences in asthma: Concepts and controversies

Clinics in Chest Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 17-28

  Shanawani, Hasan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

AIR QUALITY; ASTHMA; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY HISTORY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; MIGRATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ASTHMA; COST OF ILLNESS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33644902047     PISSN: 02725231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2005.11.002     Document Type: Review

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