Dysfunctional Families And Bad Neighborhoods May Worsen Asthma In Children And Adolescents
A lack of family support and problems in one’s neighborhood are associated with greater asthma symptoms in children and adolescents, according to researchers in Vancouver, Canada. Social environment has long been thought to be an important factor in asthma manifestations in youth, but few studies have empirically tested social factors at the family, peer and neighborhood levels and their implications for childhood asthma.Edith Chen, Ph.D.
