Variation in adult asthma prevalence in hispanic subpopulations in New York City

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 297-303

  Dumanovsky, Tamara ^a,b   Matte, Thomas D ^a  

^a NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^b CN46 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Asthma; Dominican; Hispanic; Latino; New York City; Puerto Rican

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PUERTO RICO; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; TELEPHONE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ASTHMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 34249674957     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900701344140     Document Type: Article

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