Incarceration as a key variable in racial disparities of asthma prevalence
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Despite the disproportionate incarceration of minorities in the United States, little data exist investigating how being incarcerated contributes to persistent racial/ethnic disparities in chronic conditions. We hypothesized that inc...
Main Authors: | Green Jeremy, Wang Emily A |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-05-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/290 |
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