The Association between parental perception of neighborhood safety and Asthma diagnosis in ethnic minority Urban children

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 758-768

  Vangeepuram, N ^a   Galvez, M P ^a   Teitelbaum, S L ^a   Brenner, B ^a   Wolff, M S ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Neighborhood; Safety; Urban

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARENT; PERCEPTION; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SAFETY; SMOKING; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ASTHMA; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW YORK CITY; PARENTS; PERCEPTION; POVERTY AREAS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SAFETY; SMOKING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 84868203453     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-012-9679-5     Document Type: Article

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