Ethnic differences in perception of lung function: A factor in pediatric asthma disparities?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 12-18

  Fritz, Gregory K ^a   McQuaid, Elizabeth L ^a   Kopel, Sheryl J ^a   Seifer, Ronald ^a   Klein, Robert B ^a   Mitchell, Daphne Koinis ^a   Esteban, Cynthia A ^a   Rodriguez Santana, Jose ^b   Colon, Angel ^b   Alvarez, Maria ^b   Canino, Glorisa ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Childhood asthma; Disparities; Symptom recognition

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROCOMPUTER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PERCEPTION; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERTO RICO; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SPIROMETER; SPIROMETRY; SYMPTOM; UNITED STATES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CASE CONTROL STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTION; PUERTO RICO; RHODE ISLAND; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 77955871849     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200906-0836OC     Document Type: Article

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