Childhood Asthma in Rural-Urban Areas

Date
06/2012
Description

Examines how asthma may be related to rural areas adjacent or non-adjacent to larger population centers, to variation in measures of air quality, to varying levels of agricultural and animal production, and to other characteristics such as obesity, race/ethnicity, or health insurance.

Center
West Virginia Rural Health Research Center
Authors
Michael Hendryx, Matthew Gurka, Melissa Ahern, Heidi Putman