The Evolving Epidemiology of Asthma Hospitalizations in School-Aged Children

The admission rates for Blacks were consistently higher than non-Black children, with a Black to non-Black admission rate ratio of 1.6 to 3 for all age groups.

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Published inJournal of allergy and clinical immunology Vol. 121; no. 2; p. S1
Main Authors Silvers, S.K, Lin, R.Y
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published St. Louis Mosby, Inc 01.02.2008
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Age
Allergy and Immunology
Asthma
Epidemiology
Gender
Health risk assessment
Hospitalization
Patient admissions
Race
New York
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Summary:The admission rates for Blacks were consistently higher than non-Black children, with a Black to non-Black admission rate ratio of 1.6 to 3 for all age groups.
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ISSN:0091-6749
1097-6825
DOI:10.1016/j.jaci.2007.12.007