Does the relationship between asthma and obesity differ by neighborhood?

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 102, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1797-1804

  Tonorezos, Emily S ^a   Karpati, Adam M ^b   Wang, Yuanjia ^c   Barr, R Graham ^c,d  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^d College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Survey; Urban health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY MASS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PATIENT INFORMATION; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; POPULATION RISK; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; OBESITY; POVERTY AREAS; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55849107316     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2008.06.018     Document Type: Article

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