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1761. What Makes Black and Mexican American Children More Vulnerable than White Children to Upper Respiratory Infection?

BACKGROUND: There is excess risk of upper respiratory infection (URI) among Black and Mexican American children in the US. Evidence suggests that obesity and exposure to nicotine may impair host-pathogen defense mechanisms, increasing susceptibility to URI. Low socioeconomic status (SES) is also lin...

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Autores principales: Bhavnani, Darlene, Dunphy, Peter, Matsui, Elizabeth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10677882/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofad500.1592