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Socioeconomic Status and Utilization of Health Care Services Among Asthmatic Children

Devendra Krishna Amre Department of Pediatrics, Hôpital Sainte-Justine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, H3T 1C5, Canada; Joint Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Occupational Health, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, H3A 1A3, Québec, Canada; Centre de Recherche, Hôpital Sainte-Justine, Université de Montréal, 3175 Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Montréal, Québec, H3T 1C5, Canada
, Ph.D.,
Claire Infante-Rivard Department of Pediatrics, Hôpital Sainte-Justine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, H3T 1C5, Canada; Joint Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Occupational Health, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, H3A 1A3, Québec, Canada
, M.D., Ph.D.,
Denyse Gautrin Department of Chest Medicine, Hôpital Sacré-Coeur, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, H4J 1C5, Canada
, Ph.D. &
Jean-Luc Malo Department of Chest Medicine, Hôpital Sacré-Coeur, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, H4J 1C5, Canada
, M.D.
Pages 625-631 | Published online: 30 Sep 2002

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