Air pollution, pollens, and daily admissions for asthma in London 1987- 92

Thorax

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 842-848

  Anderson, H R ^a   Ponce De Leon, A ^a,d   Bland, J M ^a   Bower, J S ^b   Emberlin, J ^c   Strachan, D P ^a  

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

^b RICARDO UK LTD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d IME/UERJ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Asthma; Pollen

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; OZONE LAYER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031721726     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.53.10.842     Document Type: Article

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