Health disparities in the United States: Childhood asthma

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 335, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 260-265

  Clement, Loran T ^a   Jones, Craig A ^b,c   Cole, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Division of Clinical Immunology/Allergy   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Breath mobile; Health disparities

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MINORITY HEALTH; MORTALITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ASTHMA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MINORITY HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 43749108835     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: 15382990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e318169031c     Document Type: Article

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