Status of childhood asthma in the United States, 1980-2007

Pediatrics

Volumn 123, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2009, Pages

  Akinbami, Lara J ^a,b   Moorman, Jeanne E ^c   Garbe, Paul L ^c   Sondik, Edward J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^b U S PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Data analysis; Epidemiology; Trends

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE CONTROL; EMERGENCY CARE; ETHNICITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HISPANIC; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AMBULATORY CARE; ASTHMA; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 63449135734     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-2233C     Document Type: Article

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