Titre : | Asthma among homeless children in New York City : An update. (2007) |
Auteurs : | Roy GRANT ; BERMAN (Douglas) : USA. Care for the Homeless. New York. ; BOWEN (Shawn) : USA. Community Pediatrics. Children's Hospital at Montefiore. Albert Einstein College of Medicine. New York. ; MCLEAN (Diane-E) : USA. New York-Presbyterian Medical Centers. Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons. New York. ; Karen REDLENER ; REDLENER (Irwin) : USA. Mailman School of Public Health. Columbia University. New York. ; Children's Health Fund. New York. NY. USA |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | American journal of public health (vol. 97, n° 3, 2007) |
Pagination : | 448-450 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Mots-clés : | Asthme ; Sans domicile fixe ; Enfant ; Homme ; Milieu urbain ; Etats Unis ; Amérique ; Appareil respiratoire [pathologie] ; Bronchopneumopathie obstructive ; Amérique du Nord |
Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS R0xTH16c. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Homeless children in New York City had an extremely high asthma prevalence-40% - in a cross-sectional study at 3 shelters (n=740) during 1998 to 1999. We used the same protocol to summarize subsequent data through December 2002. Asthma prevalence was 33% (n=1636) ; only 15% of the children previously diagnosed were taking an asthma controller medication. Emergency department use was 59%. These data were used to support a class action lawsuit that was resolved in favor of homeless children with asthma in New York City. |