Asthma in Boston
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November 06, 2008
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Download video directlyTufts University's Doug Brugge, PhD has been studying asthma in the Boston communities of Chinatown and Dorchester. His team discovered that people in both populations were far more likely to be diagnosed with asthma if they were born in the United States than if they were born in another country. Why might this be? Hear Dr. Brugge's explanation in this segment.
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Profile of Dr. Doug Brugge
“Community-Level Data Suggest That Asthma Prevalence Varies Between U.S. and Foreign-Born Black Subpopulations,&rdquo Journal of Asthma, November 2008
