The social construction of childhood asthma: Changing explanations of the relationship between socioeconomic status and asthma

Critical Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 197-210

  Kozyrskyj, Anita L ^a   O'neil, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

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EID: 85014079344     PISSN: 09581596     EISSN: 14693682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09581599908402932     Document Type: Article

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