Asthma Mortality and Toxic Release in Texas - An Ecological Study 1980-2001
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Maddipatla, S., Asthma Mortality and Toxic Release in Texas - An Ecological Study 1980-2001. Master of Public Health (Environmental Health) April 2004, 97 pp., 4 tables, bibliography, 94 titles. There is a lack of literature examining how the spatiotemporal trend of asthma may have impacted different ethnic/racial compositions of Texans. The present study sought to evaluate the geographic-temporal variations in asthma mortality in Texans over a 22-year period, retrospectively, and examine whether the trend of environmental Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) concentrations and their spatiotemporal persistence might place an uneven burden on particular racial groups. The study concentrates on the time period between 1980-2001 and first evaluates geographic excess of asthma mortality in different racial groups at the county level and characterizes the excess burden by spatiotemporal variations. After this assessment, the impact of TRI on asthma mortality over this period of time is analyzed. Based on these two analyses, this would identify which racial/ethnic groups in which Texas regions might have been affected the most by regarding mortality over time, and suggested priority geographic areas for policy intervention. At the end of this study, it could be said that there might be an association between the TRI release and increased asthma mortality in the Black male population.
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Circulatory and Respiratory Physiology
Community Health
Diseases
Environmental Health
Environmental Public Health
Epidemiology
Health Policy
Life Sciences
Medical Sciences
Medical Specialties
Medicine and Health Sciences
Other Geography
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Environmental Health
Public Health
Public Health Education and Promotion
Race and Ethnicity
Respiratory Tract Diseases
asthma mortality
toxic release
Texas
spatiotemporal trend
black male population