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The Challenge of Asthma in Minority Populations

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While asthma affects all races and ethnic groups, there is significant disparity in asthma morbidity and mortality. Minority populations suffer disproportionately higher rates of fatalities, hospitalizations, and emergency department and urgent care visits due to asthma.

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Acknowledgments

The authors thank Yvonne Sargent and Suzanne Beattie, MLIS for medical literature research, Lara Akinbami, MD, with assistance for with the CDC NCHS and NHIS data and review of the manuscript, Kathleen Abanilla, MPH for CHIS access assistance, and Diana Carolina Sanchez Mendez for assistance in preparation of figures.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Pulmonology and Allergy, Kaiser Permanente Medical Group, Inc, Sacramento, CA, USA

    Albin B. Leong MD

  2. Department of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, Sections of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada

    Clare D. Ramsey MD, MS, FRCPC

  3. Division of Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, Allergy and Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Juan C. Celedón MD, DrPH

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Leong, A.B., Ramsey, C.D., Celedón, J.C. (2012). The Challenge of Asthma in Minority Populations. In: Gershwin, M., Albertson, T. (eds) Bronchial Asthma. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6836-4_17

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