Associations between historical residential redlining and current age-adjusted rates of emergency department visits due to asthma across eight cities in California: an ecological study

Summary: Background: Asthma disproportionately affects communities of colour in the USA, but the underlying factors for this remain poorly understood. In this study, we assess the role of historical redlining as outlined in security maps created by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation (HOLC), the...

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Main Authors: Anthony Nardone, MS, Joan A Casey, PhD, Rachel Morello-Frosch, ProfPhD, Mahasin Mujahid, PhD, John R Balmes, ProfMD, Neeta Thakur, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:The Lancet Planetary Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542519619302414