Open AccessAssociation Between Birthplace and Current Asthma: The Role of Environment and Acculturation
Author(s) -
Shahed Iqbal,
Emeka Oraka,
Ginger L. Chew,
W. Dana Flanders
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2013.301509
Subject(s) - acculturation , asthma , demography , medicine , odds ratio , ethnic group , confidence interval , odds , logistic regression , national health interview survey , national health and nutrition examination survey , gerontology , environmental health , population , immunology , pathology , sociology , anthropology
We evaluated associations between current asthma and birthplace among major racial/ethnic groups in the United States.