The Urban Environment and Childhood Asthma (URECA) birth cohort study: design, methods, and study population

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The incidence and morbidity of wheezing illnesses and childhood asthma is especially high in poor urban areas. This paper describes the study design, methods, and population of the Urban Environment and Childhood Asthma (URECA) study...

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Main Authors: Sandel Megan T, Witter Frank R, Sampson Hugh A, Kattan Meyer, O'Connor George T, Bloomberg Gordon R, Wood Robert A, Gergen Peter J, Visness Cynthia M, Gern James E, Shreffler Wayne G, Wright Rosalind J, Arbes Samuel J, Busse William W
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-05-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2466/9/17