How Do Ethnicity and Primary Language Spoken at Home Affect Management Practices and Outcomes in Children and Adolescents With Asthma? | Zendy

Kitty S. Chan | Zendy; Emmett B. Keeler | Zendy; Matthias Schonlau | Zendy; Mayde Rosen | Zendy; Rita MangioneSmith | Zendy

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How Do Ethnicity and Primary Language Spoken at Home Affect Management Practices and Outcomes in Children and Adolescents With Asthma?

Author(s) -

Kitty S. Chan,

Emmett B. Keeler,

Matthias Schonlau,

Mayde Rosen,

Rita MangioneSmith

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

archives of pediatrics and adolescent medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1538-3628

pISSN - 1072-4710

DOI - 10.1001/archpedi.159.3.283

Subject(s) - asthma , medicine , ethnic group , affect (linguistics) , asthma management , quality of life (healthcare) , family medicine , emergency department , pediatrics , psychiatry , psychology , nursing , communication , sociology , anthropology

Lower rates of preventive medication use and higher rates of hospitalization and emergency department use have been documented among Latino children and adolescents with asthma. However, little is known about how language barriers influence asthma management practices and outcomes.

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