The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 122, Issue 4 , Pages 754-759.e1 , October 2008

A community-based study of tobacco smoke exposure among inner-city children with asthma in Chicago

  • Rajesh Kumar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Allergy, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Ill
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Rajesh Kumar, MD, Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Children's Memorial Hospital, 2300 Children's Plaza, Box 60, Chicago, IL 60614.
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  • Laura Marie Curtis, MS

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Healthcare Studies, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill
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  • Sanjay Khiani, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Allergy, Rush Medical School, Chicago, Ill
    • ,
  • James Moy, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Allergy, Rush Medical School, Chicago, Ill
    • ,
  • Madeleine U. Shalowitz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill
    • ,
  • Lisa Sharp, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Ill
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  • Ramon A. Durazo-Arvizu, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Loyola University Medical Center, Chicago, Ill
    • ,
  • John Jay Shannon, MD

      Affiliations

    • John H. Stroger Jr, Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Ill
    • These individuals are co-senior authors.
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  • Kevin B. Weiss, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Healthcare Studies, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill
    • Hines VA Hospital, Chicago, Ill
    • These individuals are co-senior authors.

Received 27 January 2008 ,Revised 5 August 2008 ,Accepted 6 August 2008.

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 Supported by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute grant 1UO1 HL072496-01.

 Disclosure of potential conflict of interest: R. Kumar has received research support from Versu Pharmaceuticals. L. M. Curtis has received research support from the National Institutes of Health. J. Moy has received research support from Merck. M. U. Shalowitz has received research support from the National Institute of Child Health and Development and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). J. J. Shannon has received research support from the NHLBI.

PII: S0091-6749(08)01496-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2008.08.006

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 122, Issue 4 , Pages 754-759.e1 , October 2008

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