Titre :
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The association between childhood asthma and community violence, Los Angeles County, 2000. (2006)
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Auteurs :
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Jessica Jeffrey ;
Isabelle STERNFELD ;
TAGER (Ira) : USA. School of Public Health. Division of Epidemiology. University of California. Berkeley. Berkeley. CA. ;
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. Injury and Violence Prevention Program. Los Angeles. CA. USA
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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Public health reports (vol. 121, n° 6, 2006)
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Pagination :
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720-728
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Asthme
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Association
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Enfant
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Homme
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Communauté
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Violence
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Etats Unis
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Amérique
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Délinquance
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Appareil respiratoire [pathologie]
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Bronchopneumopathie obstructive
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Trouble comportement social
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Amérique du Nord
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS IOF9R0x5. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objective. This study's objective is to determine if there is an association between rates of violence and rates of childhood asthma in Los Angeles County communities. Methods. Rates of hospitalization for assault and for asthma were calculated for each ZIP Code and city in Los Angeles County. Linear regression was used to determine the effect of assault rates on asthma rates while controlling for potential confounders such as poverty and racial/ethnic distribution. At the city level, crime rates were included in the model as additional measures of community violence. Results. Hospitalization rates for childhood asthma and assaults were significantly correlated at both the city (r=0.80) and the ZIP Code (r=0.54) levels. The association remained significant when controlling for poverty and racial/ethnic distribution with linear regression (p
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