Prevalence, demographics, and health outcomes of comorbid asthma and overweight in urban children

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 876-885

  Stingone, Jeanette A ^a   Ramirez, Olivia F ^b   Svensson, Katherine ^b   Claudio, Luz ^b  

^a IL   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Child; Health status disparities; Minority health; Obesity; Overweight; Schools

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; PREDNISONE;

ABSENTEEISM; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CONTROL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN POPULATION; WHEEZING;

ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 80054883332     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770903.2011.616615     Document Type: Article

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