Disentangling the Root Causes of Racial Disparities in Asthma: The Role of Structural Racism in a 5-Year-Old Black Boy with Uncontrolled Asthma

J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2020 Mar;8(3):1162-1164. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2019.12.009.

Authors

Margee Louisias¹, Elizabeth Matsui²

Affiliations

¹ Boston Children's Hospital, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Boston, Mass; Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Boston, Mass; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass. Electronic address: mlouisias@bwh.harvard.edu.
² Dell Children's Medical Center, Austin, Texas; Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas.

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Asthma*
Black or African American
Child, Preschool
Health Status Disparities
Humans
Male
Racism*
United States
White People

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