Race, socioeconomic factors, and area of residence are associated with asthma prevalence.

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Published in Pediatr Pulmonol on December 01, 1999

Authors

A A Litonjua1, V J Carey, S T Weiss, D R Gold

Author Affiliations

1: Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA. augusto.litonjua@channing.harvard.edu

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