Violence: an unrecognized environmental exposure that may contribute to greater asthma morbidity in high risk inner-city populations

In the United States, rising trends in asthma prevalence and severity, which disproportionately impact minorities and the urban poor, have not been fully explained by traditional physical environmental risk factors. Exigencies of inner-city living can increase psychosocial risk factors (e.g., stress...

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Authors: Steinbach, S F (Author) ; Wright, R J (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: 2001
In:Year: 2001
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