Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 4, Issue 4 , Pages 308-315 , July 2004

Parental Mental Health, Childhood Psychiatric Disorders, and Asthma Attacks in Island Puerto Rican Youth

  • Alexander N. Ortega, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Alexander N. Ortega, PhD, The Ohio State University School of Public Health, Division of Health Behavior and Health Promotion, 320 W Tenth Ave, Columbus, OH 43210
    • ,
  • Renee D. Goodwin, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology (Dr Goodwin), Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY;
    • ,
  • Elizabeth L. McQuaid, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior (Dr McQuaid), Rhode Island Hospital, Brown Medical School, Providence, RI; and
    • ,
  • Glorisa Canino, PhD

      Affiliations

    • the Behavioral Sciences Research Institute (Dr Canino), Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Received 14 October 2003 ,Accepted 4 April 2004.

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PII: S1530-1567(05)60317-6

doi: 10.1367/A03-169R1.1

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 4, Issue 4 , Pages 308-315 , July 2004

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