Asthma disparities in the prevalence, morbidity, and treatment of Latino children

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2926-2937

  Canino, Glorisa ^a   Koinis Mitchell, Daphne ^b   Ortega, Alexander N ^c   McQuaid, Elizabeth L ^b   Fritz, Gregory K ^b   Alegría, Margarita ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Puerto Rico)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Cultural beliefs; Health disparities; Health care system; Latino; Treatment; USA

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; BIOLOGICAL FACTOR; CORTICOSTEROID; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; STEROID;

ASTHMA; CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE TREATMENT; LATINO PEOPLE; MORBIDITY;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEREDITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MORBIDITY; POLLUTION; PREVALENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ASTHMA; CHILD; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MORBIDITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750993480     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.07.017     Document Type: Article

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