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Social determinants: taking the social context of asthma seriously

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Williams, David R., Sternthal, Michelle, Wright, Rosalind J.·2009·PEDIATRICS

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Although asthma has emerged as a major contributor to disease and disability among US children, the burden of this disease is unevenly distributed within the population. This article provides a brief overview of social-status variables that predict variations in asthma risks and social exposures, such as stress and violence, that are emerging as important risk factors. The central focus of the article is on the distal social variables that have given rise to unhealthy residential environments in which the risk factors for asthma and other diseases are clustered. Effective initiatives for the prevention and treatment of childhood asthma need to address these nonmedical determinants of the prevalence of asthma.

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  1. [8]Summary of the Symposium on Genetic Variation and Gene Environment Interaction in Human Health and Disease 2003 National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
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Authors
Williams, D. R., Sternthal, M., & Wright, R. J.
Affiliations
  • Harvard University (US)
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
Venue
PEDIATRICS
Published
2009-03-01
Volume
123
Issue
Supplement_3
Pages
S174-S184
ISSN
  • 0031-4005 (ISSN-L)
  • 1098-4275
OpenAlex
W2151156532
Cited by
319
References
100
Citations by year
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FWCI
11.75
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • PEDIATRICS (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01HL080674)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH059575, R01 MH 59575, 5T32 MH 16806, T32MH016806)
  • National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (R01 ES10932, R01ES010932)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Environmental Justice and Health Disparities
  • Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
Keywords
childhood asthma, social determinants of health, social status, socioeconomic status, stress, violence, residential environment, environmental exposure, health disparities, asthma prevention, asthma treatment
MeSH terms
Asthma, Child, Delivery of Health Care, Health Services Accessibility, Health Services Needs and Demand, Humans, Poverty, Residence Characteristics, Risk Factors, Social Environment, Socioeconomic Factors, Stress, Psychological, United States, Urban Population, Violence, Caregivers, Racial Groups, Health Status Disparities

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