Association between birthplace and current asthma: The role of environment and acculturation

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2014, Pages

  Iqbal, Shahed ^a   Oraka, Emeka ^a   Chew, Ginger L ^a   Flanders, W Dana ^b,c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RACE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893474729     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301509     Document Type: Article

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