| Communities and health: the case of inner-city violence and asthma. | |
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PMID: 20939146 Owner: HSR Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The social forces that affect individual health are powerful and yet poorly understood. For example, the health burden of asthma is especially large for residents of low-income, inner-city neighborhoods. At the same time, many inner-city residents face health challenges associated with high levels of violence in their communities. Recent work has linked exposure to community violence with worsening asthma symptoms in children, but the link has not been studied in adults. This Issue Brief summarizes a new study that tracks adults with moderate to severe asthma and explores the association between exposure to community violence and subsequent asthma-related emergency department (ED)visits and hospitalizations. |
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Authors:
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Andrea J Apter |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: LDI issue brief Volume: 16 ISSN: 1553-0671 ISO Abbreviation: LDI Issue Brief Publication Date: 2010 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-10-12 Completed Date: 2010-10-19 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9815837 Medline TA: LDI Issue Brief Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1-4 Citation Subset: T |
Affiliation:
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Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. |
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Adult Asthma / epidemiology, etiology* Community Health Services* Emergency Medical Services Environmental Exposure / adverse effects* Hospitalization Humans Outcome Assessment (Health Care) Poverty Severity of Illness Index Social Environment Socioeconomic Factors Stress, Psychological / complications*, epidemiology United States / epidemiology Urban Health* Urban Population Violence* |
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