Asthma in Hispanics in the United States

Clinics in Chest Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 401-412

  Cohen, Robyn T ^a,b,c   Celedón, Juan C ^a,c,d  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SERVICE; HEREDITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES;

ASTHMA; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746325797     PISSN: 02725231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2006.04.004     Document Type: Review

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