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Characteristics and Correlates of Asthma Knowledge Among Emergency Department Users in Harlem

Ilan H. Meyer Harlem Hospital Center, Harlem Lung Center, 506 Lenox Avenue, OPD Building, Suite 200, New York, NY, 10037, U.S.A.; The Harlem Lung Center, Columbia University, Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health and the Harlem Hospital Center, New York, New York, U.S.A.
, Ph.D.,
Pamela Sternfels The Harlem Lung Center, Columbia University, Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health and the Harlem Hospital Center, New York, New York, U.S.A.
, Sc.M.,
Joanne K. Fagan The Harlem Lung Center, Columbia University, Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health and the Harlem Hospital Center, New York, New York, U.S.A.
, Ph.D.,
Lisa Copeland The Harlem Lung Center, Columbia University, Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health and the Harlem Hospital Center, New York, New York, U.S.A.
, M.P.H. &
Jean G. Ford The Harlem Lung Center, Columbia University, Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health and the Harlem Hospital Center, New York, New York, U.S.A.
, M.D.
Pages 531-539 | Published online: 31 Oct 2001

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