Differing asthma prevalence by gross national index of country of birth among New York City residents

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 494-500

  Chang, M ^a   Kelvin, E A ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

asthma; GNI per capita; hygiene hypothesis; immigrant effect

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BIRTHPLACE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL AREA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ASTHMA; GNI PER CAPITA; HYGIENE HYPOTHESIS; IMMIGRANT EFFECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASTHMA; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84895553873     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/all.12367     Document Type: Article

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