2005
DOI: 10.17953/appc.3.1.l6hw6330027037un
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Preferred Language and Asthma among Asian Americans

Abstract: Little is known about childhood asthma rates and severity in the Asian American population in the U.S. We screened convenience samples of recent Chinese immigrants and longtime Asian Americans using the Brief Pediatric Asthma Screen (BPAS) in Boston Chinatown. Our goal was to conduct an exploratory study that helped develop methodology for researching asthma in Chinese immigrant populations. About 15 percent of the children surveyed were reported to have doctor-diagnosed asthma. Over 18 percent had possible un… Show more

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“…With nine million children diagnosed with asthma in the United States, it is the leading cause of school absences, emergency room visits and hospitalizations among American youth [1,2]. Studies of asthma prevalence however, have tended to neglect the Asian-American population, leaving the burden of asthma faced by this population largely unknown [3,4]. …”
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“…With nine million children diagnosed with asthma in the United States, it is the leading cause of school absences, emergency room visits and hospitalizations among American youth [1,2]. Studies of asthma prevalence however, have tended to neglect the Asian-American population, leaving the burden of asthma faced by this population largely unknown [3,4]. …”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In the few studies that have included Asian-American children, lower prevalence of diagnosed asthma than in comparable populations has usually been found [1,3,4]. When included as part of "other races" in the Center for Disease Control report, Asian-American children, were found to have an asthma prevalence of 11.4% [1].…”
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confidence: 99%
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