Community-level data suggest that asthma prevalence varies between U.S. and foreign-born black subpopulations

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 785-789

  Brugge, Doug ^a   Woodin, Mark ^b   Schuch, T J ^c   Salas, Fatima L ^d   Bennett, Acheson ^e   Osgood, Neal Dra ^e  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Tufts University   (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e Boston Urban Asthma Coalition   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Black; Foreign born; Native born; Place of birth

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; RESIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEMOGRAPHY; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SMOKING; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55249117318     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900802179957     Document Type: Article

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