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Researchers Rethink Inner-City Asthma Theory
U.S. News & World Report TUESDAY, Jan. 20, 2015 (HealthDay News) — A new study challenges the widely held belief that inner-city children have a higher risk of asthma simply because of where they live. Race, ethnicity and income have much stronger effects on asthma risk than … |
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Researchers Rethink Inner-City Asthma Theory
WebMD Poverty increased the risk of asthma, as did being from certain racial/ethnic groups. Asthma rates were 20 percent for Puerto Ricans, 17 percent for blacks, 10 percent for whites, 9 percent for other Hispanics, and 8 percent for Asians, the study found. |
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Time To Rethink The Inner-City Asthma Epidemic?
Newswise (press release) Newswise — Challenging the long-standing belief that city dwellers suffer disproportionately from asthma, the results of a new Johns Hopkins Children's Center study of more than 23,000 U.S. children reveal that income, race and ethnic origin may play … |
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Public Release: 20-Jan-2015 Time to rethink the inner-city asthma epidemic?
EurekAlert (press release) Challenging the long-standing belief that city dwellers suffer disproportionately from asthma, the results of a new Johns Hopkins Children's Center study of more than 23,000 U.S. children reveal that income, race and ethnic origin may play far more … |
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