The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 123, Issue 6 , Pages 1297-1304.e2 , June 2009

The protective effect of community factors on childhood asthma

  • Ruchi S. Gupta, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Healthcare Studies, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill
    • Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Ill
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Ruchi S. Gupta, 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
    • Center for the Management of Complex Chronic Care, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Edward Hines, Jr VA Hospital, Hines, Ill

Received 22 April 2008 ,Revised 26 March 2009 ,Accepted 30 March 2009.

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    Asthma prevalence in Chicago arranged in quartile groups by neighborhood asthma prevalence.

    Asthma prevalence in Chicago arranged in quartile groups by neighborhood asthma prevalence.

 Supported by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute grant 5U01 HL072478-05 and National Institute of Child Health and Human Development grant K12 HD052902.

 Disclosure of potential conflict of interest: J. J. Shannon has received research support from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. The rest of the authors have declared that they have no conflict of interest.

PII: S0091-6749(09)00549-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2009.03.039

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 123, Issue 6 , Pages 1297-1304.e2 , June 2009

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