Understanding disparities in asthma outcomes among African Americans.
Racial disparities in asthma morbidity and mortality are greater than differences in asthma prevalence. This finding suggests that following the diagnosis of asthma, blacks receive substantially different care than non-Hispanic whites, through available health care systems and their social support networks, and racial differences in relevant environ-mental exposures contribute to differences in morbidity and mortality. An overview of factors that may contribute to disparities in asthma prevalence, morbidity, and mortality,including contextual factors, is provided.
Ford
Jean G
JG
Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. jford@jhsph.edu
McCaffrey
Lee
L
D001741:Black or African American; D000393:Air Pollutants; D000485:Allergens; D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D006801:Humans; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
D000393:Air Pollutants; D000485:Allergens