Community urbanization and hospitalisation of adults for asthma

Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 26-32

  Ramos, Rosemarie G ^a   Talbott, Evelyn O ^b   Youk, Ada ^b   Karol, Meryl H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; HEALTH CARE; POPULATION DENSITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; URBANIZATION;

ADULT; ADULT DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENDER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLLUTION; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION SIZE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRAFFIC; UNITED STATES; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; URBANIZATION; ADOLESCENT; MIDDLE AGED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES; URBANIZATION;

EID: 33645798882     PISSN: 00220892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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