The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 122, Issue 4 , Pages 748-753 , October 2008

Disparities in allergy testing and health outcomes among urban children with asthma

Received 20 November 2007 ,Revised 31 July 2008 ,Accepted 4 August 2008.

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 Supported by the New York State Assembly through SEARCH and by a supplement grant to the Mount Sinai Center for Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention (EPA Region 2, grant R827039).

 Disclosure of potential conflict of interest: The authors have declared that they have no conflict of interest.

PII: S0091-6749(08)01456-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2008.08.001

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 122, Issue 4 , Pages 748-753 , October 2008

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