Exposure to community violence is associated with asthma hospitalizations and emergency department visits

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
6067323	Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology	2010	6 Pages	PDF

Abstract

In adults, ECV is associated with increased asthma hospitalizations and emergency care for asthma or any condition and with asthma-related quality of life.

Keywords

CES-D AQoL ECV Quality of life Asthma Inner-city asthma emergency department Community violence emergency department visits Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale asthma-related quality of life

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Life Sciences Immunology and Microbiology Immunology

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Exposure to community violence is associated with asthma hospitalizations and emergency department visits

Authors

Andrea J. MD, MSc, Laura A. MPH, Rhonda C. PhD, Xingmei MS, Daniel K. MD, PhD, Thomas PhD,