Health outcomes in low-income children with current asthma in Canada

Chronic Diseases in Canada

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 49-55

  To, T ^a,b   Dell, S ^a,c,d   Tassoudji, M ^a   Wang, C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; Health services use; Hospitalization; Low income

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POVERTY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 61849128227     PISSN: 02288699     EISSN: 14818523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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