The role of housing type and housing quality in urban children with asthma

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 211-224

  Northridge, Jennifer ^a   Ramirez, Olivia F ^a   Stingone, Jeanette A ^b   Claudio, Luz ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Built environment; Child; Housing; Indoor air; Prevalence; Urban health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH; HEALTH DISPARITY; HOUSING; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATABASES AS TOPIC; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HOUSING; HUMANS; NEW YORK CITY; ODDS RATIO; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 77953680256     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-009-9404-1     Document Type: Article

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