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Asthma and ethnic minorities: socioeconomic status and beyond

Asthma and ethnic minorities: socioeconomic status and beyond Asthma and ethnic minorities: socioeconomic status and beyond a,c,d a,b,d Erick Forno and Juan C. Celedo´n a b Channing Laboratory, Division of Pulmonary/Critical Purpose of review Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and We aim to discuss current insights into our understanding of the mechanisms by which Women’s Hospital, Division of Respiratory Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Boston socioeconomic status influences the prevalence and severity of asthma in ethnic and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, minorities. In addition, we review potential risk factors for ethnic disparities in asthma USA that are not mediated by socioeconomic status. Correspondence to Juan C. Celedo´ n, MD, DrPH, Recent findings Channing Laboratory, 181 Longwood Avenue, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02115, USA Exposures and factors correlated with ethnicity through socioeconomic status (e.g. Tel: +1 617 525 0964; fax: +1 617 525 0958; indoor and outdoor air quality, smoke exposure, and access to healthcare) are likely to e-mail: juan.celedon@channing.harvard.edu explain a significant proportion of the observed ethnic differences in asthma morbidity. Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical However, other factors correlated with ethnicity (e.g. genetic variation) can impact Immunology 2009, 9:154–160 ethnic disparities in asthma independently of and/or interacting with socioeconomic status-related factors. Summary http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology Wolters Kluwer Health

Asthma and ethnic minorities: socioeconomic status and beyond

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1528-4050
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1473-6322
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10.1097/ACI.0b013e3283292207
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Abstract

Asthma and ethnic minorities: socioeconomic status and beyond a,c,d a,b,d Erick Forno and Juan C. Celedo´n a b Channing Laboratory, Division of Pulmonary/Critical Purpose of review Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and We aim to discuss current insights into our understanding of the mechanisms by which Women’s Hospital, Division of Respiratory Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Boston socioeconomic status influences the prevalence and severity of asthma in ethnic and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, minorities. In addition, we review potential risk factors for ethnic disparities in asthma USA that are not mediated by socioeconomic status. Correspondence to Juan C. Celedo´ n, MD, DrPH, Recent findings Channing Laboratory, 181 Longwood Avenue, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02115, USA Exposures and factors correlated with ethnicity through socioeconomic status (e.g. Tel: +1 617 525 0964; fax: +1 617 525 0958; indoor and outdoor air quality, smoke exposure, and access to healthcare) are likely to e-mail: juan.celedon@channing.harvard.edu explain a significant proportion of the observed ethnic differences in asthma morbidity. Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical However, other factors correlated with ethnicity (e.g. genetic variation) can impact Immunology 2009, 9:154–160 ethnic disparities in asthma independently of and/or interacting with socioeconomic status-related factors. Summary

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Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical ImmunologyWolters Kluwer Health

Published: Apr 1, 2009

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