Posted on: January 17th, 2006
Filed Under: [ Health ] [ Hispanic News ]
Tags: population, Puerto Rican
“Puerto Ricans have the highest asthma rates among U.S. Hispanics, while Mexican-Americans have the lowest rates, a new study finds.
“Asthma is a common health problem in Puerto Ricans living in the U.S. mainland and Puerto Rico. In contrast, the prevalence of self-reported asthma is relatively low, but not negligible, given the large population size, in Mexican-Americans,” study author Dr. Juan C. Celedon, of Channing Laboratory in Boston, said in a prepared statement….”
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