The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 121, Issue 3 , Pages 639-645.e1 , March 2008

Geographic variability in childhood asthma prevalence in Chicago

  • Ruchi S. Gupta, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Healthcare Studies, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill
    • Smith Child Health Research Program, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Ill
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Ruchi S. Gupta, MD, MPH, Children's Memorial Hospital, 2300 Children's Plaza, Box 157, Chicago, IL 60614.
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  • Xingyou Zhang, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Robert Graham Center: Policy Studies in Family Medicine and Primary Care, American Academy of Family Physicians, Washington, DC
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  • Lisa K. Sharp, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Section on Health Promotion, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Ill
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  • John J. Shannon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Ill
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  • Kevin B. Weiss, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Healthcare Studies, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill
    • Division of General Internal Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill
    • Midwest Center for Health Services and Policy Research, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Edward Hines, Jr VA Hospital, Hines, Ill

Received 23 May 2007 ,Revised 8 November 2007 ,Accepted 12 November 2007.

 The Chicago Initiative to Raise Asthma Health Equity is supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 5U01 HL072478-05. R.S.G. is supported by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development through a Child Health Research Career Development Award, “Faculty Development Program for Pediatric Clinician-Scientists,” K12 HD052902.

 Disclosure of potential conflict of interest: J. J. Shannon receives grants/research support from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Asthma Disparities Front and is employed by Parkland Health and Hospital System. The rest of the authors have declared that they have no conflict of interest.

PII: S0091-6749(07)03572-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2007.11.036

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 121, Issue 3 , Pages 639-645.e1 , March 2008

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