Perceptions of neighborhood safety and asthma among children and adolescents in Los Angeles: a multilevel analysis.

Research examining the impact of neighborhoods on asthma has shown an increased interest in the role of the psychosocial environment. We examined the associations between various measures of neighborhood safety, individual and family characteristics, and asthma outcomes among children in Los Angeles...

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Main Authors: Marlene Camacho-Rivera, Ichiro Kawachi, Gary G Bennett, S V Subramanian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3900730?pdf=render