Characterizing children's asthma hospitalizations on the Texas-Mexico border

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 783-787

  Grineski, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma hospitalizations; Children's health; Health disparities; US Mexico border

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEXICO; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; TEXAS;

EID: 36248976041     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900701645843     Document Type: Article

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