OBJECTIVE: This technical report reviews and synthesizes the published literature on
racial/ethnic disparities in children's health and health care. METHODS: A systematic review …

▪ Abstract Emerging methods in the measurement of race and ethnicity have important
implications for the field of public health. Traditionally, information on race and/or ethnicity …

Rationale: Maternal vitamin D intake during pregnancy has been inversely associated with
asthma symptoms in early childhood. However, no study has examined the relationship …

Background Racial disparities in childhood asthma have been a long-standing target for
intervention, especially disparities in hospitalization and mortality. Objectives Describe …

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data were used to describe 1980–2007 trends
among children 0 to 17 years of age and recent patterns according to gender, race, and age …

Background Asthma phenotyping can facilitate understanding of disease pathogenesis and
potential targeted therapies. Objective To further characterize the distinguishing features of …

Although asthma has emerged as a major contributor to disease and disability among US
children, the burden of this disease is unevenly distributed within the population. This article …

BACKGROUND:“Asthma-related quality of life”(QOL) refers to the perceived impact that
asthma has on the patient's QOL. OBJECTIVE: National Institutes of Health institutes and …

The author documents pervasive racial disparities in the health of American children and
analyzes how and how much those disparities contribute to racial gaps in school readiness …

Objective: Asthma is the most common chronic childhood illness. Treatment is typically
focused on disease management rather than developmental and behavioral comorbidities …