Socioeconomic status and inflammatory processes in childhood asthma: the role of psychological stress

E Chen, MD Hanson, LQ Paterson, MJ Griffin… - Journal of allergy and …, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Although social environment variables such as socioeconomic status
(SES) have been linked to childhood asthma, little is known about the psychobiological
mechanisms underlying this relationship. OBJECTIVES: The goal of this study was to
investigate relationships among SES, psychological stress, and immune processes
implicated in asthma. METHODS: Thirty-seven children ages 9 to 18 years, physician-
diagnosed with asthma, and 39 healthy children participated. Families were interviewed …
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