The impact of health literacy and socioeconomic status on asthma disparities

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 178-183

  Curtis, Laura M ^a   Wolf, Michael S ^a   Weiss, Kevin B ^a   Grammer, Leslie C ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Control; Hospitalization; Quality of life; Race ethnicity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 84856852948     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770903.2011.648297     Document Type: Article

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