Factors Related to Undiagnosed Asthma in Urban Adolescents: A Multilevel Approach

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 583-591

  Magzamen, Sheryl ^a,b   Tager, Ira B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Epidemiology; Geographic information system; School health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 77952103945     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.11.203     Document Type: Article

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