Asthma in schoolchildren in Monroe county, Florida: school-based needs assessment

Objectives: Asthma is the most common chronic pediatric condition (14%) and the leading cause of school absenteeism in the USA. However, little is known about asthma prevalence and distribution in schoolchildren in the Florida Keys region (Monroe County). Thus, the objectives of this study were to a...

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Published in:	The Journal of asthma Vol. 53; no. 3; pp. 330 - 338
Main Authors:	Gasana, Janvier, Gibson-Young, Linda, Ibrahimou, Boubakari, Weiss-Randall, Debra, Arrieta, Alejandro, Beck-Sagué, Consuelo, Sivén, Jacqueline, Torok, Don
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Taylor & Francis 15.03.2016
Subjects:	Absenteeism Adolescent African Americans Age Distribution Asthma - epidemiology Asthma - ethnology Child Community health Cross-Sectional Studies Emergency Service, Hospital environmental European Continental Ancestry Group Female Florida Hispanic Americans Humans Male Needs Assessment respiratory Sex Distribution Smoking - epidemiology Socioeconomic Factors student wheezing Florida Community health environmental respiratory wheezing student
ISSN:	0277-0903, 1532-4303
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