Asthma mortality in U.S. Hispanics of Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Cuban heritage, 1990-1995.

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Published in Am J Respir Crit Care Med on February 01, 2000

Authors

D M Homa1, D M Mannino, M Lara

Author Affiliations

1: Air Pollution and Respiratory Health Branch, Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA. dgh3@cdc.gov

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