Understanding the reasons for poor asthma outcomes in ethnic minorities: Welcome progress, but important questions remain

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1730-1732

  Simpson, C R ^a   Sheikh, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; FILAGGRIN;

ASTHMA; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MIGRATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WHEEZING;

ASTHMA; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36348946842     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2007.02858.x     Document Type: Editorial

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