1. Conundrums in childhood asthma severity, control, and health care use: Puerto Rico versus Rhode Island 
Cynthia A. Esteban, MSN, MPH, Robert B. Klein, MD, Elizabeth L. McQuaid, PhD, Gregory K. Fritz, MD, Ronald Seifer, PhD, Sheryl J. Kopel, MSc, Jose Rodriguez Santana, MD, Angel Colon, MD, Maria Alvarez, MD, Daphne Koinis-Mitchell, PhD, Alexander N. Ortega, PhD, Brenda Martinez-Nieves, PhD, Glorisa Canino, PhD 
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 
Volume 124, Issue 2, Pages e5 (August 2009)
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2. Fig 1
Asthma severity distribution by study group. Puerto Ricans (PR) had significantly milder asthma compared with RI Puerto Ricans (RI-PR; P < .001), RI Dominicans (RI-DR; P < .001), and RI whites (P < .001). There were no significant differences among the 3 groups in RI.
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3. Fig 2
ED visits and hospitalizations in the past 12 months by study group. Puerto Ricans (PR) had significantly more ED visits (P < .001) compared with the 3 groups in RI. Island Puerto Ricans had more hospitalizations compared with RI whites and RI Dominicans (RI-DR; P < .001). RI Puerto Ricans (RI-PR) were not significantly different from island Puerto Ricans in hospitalizations.
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