Childhood adversity and asthma prevalence: Evidence from 10 US states (2009–2011)

BMJ Open Respiratory Research

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Bhan, Nandita ^a   Glymour, M Maria ^b   Kawachi, Ichiro ^c   Subramanian, S V ^c  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD ABUSE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES; VERBAL HOSTILITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85006651445     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20524439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjresp-2013-000016     Document Type: Article

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