Asthma, body mass, gender, and Hispanic national origin among 517 preschool children in New York City

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 87-94

  Jacobson, J S ^a   Mellins, R B ^b   Garfinkel, R ^b   Rundle, A G ^b   Perzanowski, M S ^b   Chew, G L ^b   Andrews, H F ^b   Goldstein, I F ^b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Asthma; Body size; Hispanic; Overweight; Urban

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; LIFESTYLE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOM;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ASTHMA; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; NEW YORK CITY; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 36649015186     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2007.01529.x     Document Type: Article

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