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. 2009 May;30(3):246-55.
doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2009.01.006. Epub 2009 Jan 23.

The burden of asthma in the Chicago community fifteen years after the availability of national asthma guidelines: the design and initial results from the CHIRAH study

Kevin B Weiss  1 , John Jay Shannon, Laura S Sadowski, Lisa K Sharp, Laura Curtis, Christopher S Lyttle, Rajesh Kumar, Madeleine U Shalowitz, Lori Weiselberg, Catherine D Catrambone, Arthur Evans, Romina Kee, Jon Miller, Linda Kimmel, Leslie C Grammer
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The burden of asthma in the Chicago community fifteen years after the availability of national asthma guidelines: the design and initial results from the CHIRAH study

Kevin B Weiss et al. Contemp Clin Trials. 2009 May.
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Design Of The CHIRAH Study.
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CHIRAH Study recruitment.
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Locations of surveys returned (n=41,255) and T1 cohort (n=914) in Chicago.
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Proportion of adults and children with moderate or severe persistent asthma on medications.
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