The Association Between Community Stressors and Asthma Prevalence of School Children in Winnipeg, Canada

It is generally surmised that community stressors have an incubating effect for a variety of diagnoses on maternal and child health. This is of public health significance, as children of mothers facing long-term distress were found to have a 60% higher risk for asthma diagnosis at age 7 in Manitoba,...

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Main Authors: Anita L. Kozyrskyj, Piush J. Mandhane, Allan B. Becker, Javier Mignone, Tyler P. Pittman, Candace I. J. Nykiforuk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-02-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/9/2/579/