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1Indiana University, Evansville, USA.
Abstract:
This study describes recent trends in asthma morbidity and mortality rates across Missouri, and identifies several population-based risk factors that account for the geographic variation in asthma hospitalizations and emergency room visits among counties. The percentage of African-American residents was the best predictor of high asthma treatment rates, explaining 77% of the variation in hospitalizations and 57% of the variation in ER visits. All other sociodemographic predictors combined explained less than 10% of the statewide variation in rates.
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