Background Some studies have established associations between the prevalence of new-
onset asthma and asthma exacerbation and socioeconomic and environmental …

People who live with respiratory diseases like asthma are more likely at risk of serious
illness. Spatial analytic techniques allow for discovering areas of concern and finding …

Objectives Disparities in asthma prevalence present a persistent challenge to public health.
The complex nature of the issue requires studies through a wide range of lenses. To date …

Several previous studies have connected asthma exacerbations with environmental factors
such as pollutants. However, the majority do not analyze the information spatially. The …

The purpose of this study was to examine the spatial variability of asthma outcomes in
Ontario, Canada and broad environmental factors that contribute to this variability. Age-/sex …

Background Global urbanization is increasing rapidly, especially in Asian countries. The
health impacts of this unprecedented rate of urbanization are not well understood …

Objectives. We analyzed national data to estimate asthma prevalence among US adults by
urban-rural residence and to determine the relative contributions of sociodemographic and …

This study aimed to investigate the joint effect of neighborhood disadvantages on asthma
prevalence and evaluate whether individual-level variables protect residents against …

Objective The objective of this paper is to examine spatial patterns of asthma prevalence in
the province of Ontario by age and sex between 2002 and 2006. Methods We conducted a …

Asthma hospitalization rates have increased in the past decade. Research has shown that
there are multiple correlates for this increase but that driving causal factors may differ for …