Racial disparities in pediatric asthma: A review of the literature

Current Allergy and Asthma Reports

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 85-90

  Hill, Tanisha D ^a   Graham, Leroy M ^a   Divgi, Varada ^a  

^a Georgia Pediatric Pulmonology Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; African American; Asthma; Children; Disparities; Disparity; Ethnic; Ethnicity; Hispanic; Inner city; Minority; Pediatrics; Pulmonology; Race; Racial; Rural; Socioeconomic; Urban

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; FLUTICASONE; MONTELUKAST; VITAMIN D;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHNICITY; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH DISPARITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RACISM; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN AREA; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN INTAKE; VITAMIN METABOLISM; WHEEZING;

ASTHMA; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MINORITY HEALTH; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; URBAN HEALTH; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 79551558092     PISSN: 15297322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11882-010-0159-2     Document Type: Article

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