Asthma indicators and neighborhood and family stressors related to urban living in children

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 22-30

  Koinis Mitchell, Daphne ^a   Kopel, Sheryl J ^a   Salcedo, Leslie ^a   McCue, Christine ^a   McQuaid, Elizabeth L ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Morbidity; Neighborhood; Urban

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; URBAN POPULATION;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ASTHMA; CHILD; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FAMILY; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; POVERTY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84888877940     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: 19457359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.38.1.3     Document Type: Article

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