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Association between birthplace and current asthma: The role of environment and acculturation

Author: Iqbal, S.
Date Published: 2014


Abstract OBJECTIVES: We evaluated associations between current asthma and birthplace among major racial/ethnic groups in the United States. METHODS: We used multivariate logistic regression methods to analyze data on 102,524 children and adolescents and 255,156 adults in the National Health Interview Survey (2001-2009). RESULTS: We found significantly higher prevalence (P?
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