Comments on: Elevated Asthma Morbidity In Puerto Rican Children: Clinical and Public Health Implications http://www.advances-in-medicine.com/2009/06/elevated-asthma-morbidity-in-puerto-rican-children-clinical-and-public-health-implications.html Tue, 12 Apr 2011 08:14:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Sherlin http://www.advances-in-medicine.com/2009/06/elevated-asthma-morbidity-in-puerto-rican-children-clinical-and-public-health-implications.html/comment-page-1#comment-81075 Sherlin Wed, 09 Jun 2010 08:27:29 +0000 http://www.advances-in-medicine.com/?p=212#comment-81075 For instance, Puerto Rican children have a higher prevalence of asthma than Mexican American or Cuban American children. East Harlem in New York City, a community with a large Puerto Rican population, has among the highest rates of asthma hospitalizations and mortality in the United States, but it is not known if the high rates are related to the ethnic composition, environmental or community factors, or if the higher rates reflect differentials in access to appropriate asthma care. http://www...... For instance, Puerto Rican children have a higher prevalence of asthma than Mexican American or Cuban American children. East Harlem in New York City, a community with a large Puerto Rican population, has among the highest rates of asthma hospitalizations and mortality in the United States, but it is not known if the high rates are related to the ethnic composition, environmental or community factors, or if the higher rates reflect differentials in access to appropriate asthma care.

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