Ethnic disparities in asthma morbidity in Chicago

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 448-454

  Evans, Arthur T ^a,f   Sadowski, Laura S ^a   Vanderweele, Tyler J ^b   Curtis, Laura M ^c   Sharp, Lisa K ^d   Kee, Romina A ^a   Grammer, Leslie C ^c   Lyttle, Christopher S ^c   Weiss, Kevin B ^c   Shannon, John J ^e  

^a RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^e PARKLAND HEALTH AND HOSPITAL SYSTEM   (United States)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Epidemiology; Ethnic disparities; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI ASTHMA QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE; MORBIDITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STATUS; SYMPTOM; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; AGE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH DISPARITY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ASTHMA; CHICAGO; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650337860     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900802492061     Document Type: Article

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