Asthmatic children in New York City neighborhoods with high rates of asthma make many more visits to the emergency room (ER) than those who live in other parts of the city. While socioeconomic factors such as lack of adequate preventive care are part of the equation (high-asthma neighborhoods tend to be lower income), new research points to a possible biological basis for the disparity.
URL: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20121218/Children-in-asthma-hotspots-more-likely-to-experience-exercise-induced-wheeze.aspx
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