The protective effect of community factors on childhood asthma

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 123, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Gupta, Ruchi S ^a,b   Zhang, Xingyou ^c   Sharp, Lisa K ^d   Shannon, John J ^e   Weiss, Kevin B ^a,f  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c ROBERT GRAHAM CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^e Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

^f DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; childhood; community; disparity; environment; neighborhood; prevalence; social capital

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMMUNITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SCREENING; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; AFRICAN AMERICAN; CAUCASIAN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH; IMMUNOLOGY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ASTHMA; CHICAGO; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 67649240516     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2009.03.039     Document Type: Article

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