Effect of thunderstorms and airborne grass pollen on the incidence of acute asthma in England, 1990-94

Thorax

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 680-685

  Newson, Roger ^a   Strachan, David ^a   Archibald, Ewan ^b   Emberlin, Jean ^c   Hardaker, Paul ^b   Collier, Chris ^b,d  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute asthma; Grass pollen; Thunderstorms

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CALCULATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GRASS POLLEN; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INCIDENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 0030833367     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.52.8.680     Document Type: Article

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