Research ArticleOriginal Research
Between and Within Sexual Identity-Group Differences in Asthma Prevalence in the United States
David Adzrago, Samuel H Nyarko, Nnenna Ananaba, Matt Asare, Emmanuel Odame, Antwan Jones, Timir K Paul and Hadii M Mamudu
Respiratory Care March 2022, 67 (3) 331-338; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.09258
David Adzrago
Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas.
Samuel H Nyarko
Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences, UTHealth School of Public Health, Houston, Texas.
Nnenna Ananaba
Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas.
Matt Asare
Department of Public Health, Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences, Baylor University, Waco, Texas.
Emmanuel Odame
Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.
Antwan Jones
Department of Sociology and Department of Epidemiology, The George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia.
Timir K Paul
University of Tennessee at Nashville, Nashville, Tennessee.
Hadii M Mamudu
Department of Health Services Management and Policy, College of Public Health, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee.

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Respiratory Care
Vol. 67, Issue 3
1 Mar 2022
Between and Within Sexual Identity-Group Differences in Asthma Prevalence in the United States
David Adzrago, Samuel H Nyarko, Nnenna Ananaba, Matt Asare, Emmanuel Odame, Antwan Jones, Timir K Paul, Hadii M Mamudu
Respiratory Care Mar 2022, 67 (3) 331-338; DOI: 10.4187/respcare.09258