Heterogeneity of Childhood Asthma Among Hispanic Children: Puerto Rican Children Bear a Disproportionate Burden

2006288 citationsJournal Article

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Marielena Lara · University of California, Los Angeles

Lara J. Akinbami · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Glenn Flores · Medical College of Wisconsin

Hal Morgenstern · University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Abstract

The appreciably higher asthma morbidity rates experienced by Puerto Rican children cannot be explained by sociodemographic and other risk factors measured in the National Health Interview Survey. The heterogeneity of asthma among Hispanic subgroups should be considered in developing effective public health prevention and intervention strategies.

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Asthma and respiratory diseases Child and Adolescent Health Breastfeeding Practices and Influences

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Published in: PEDIATRICS

Volume 117, Issue 1, pp. 43-53

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2004-1714

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Heterogeneity of Childhood Asthma Among Hispanic Children: Puerto Rican Children Bear a Disproportionate Burden

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