Seasonal variations in emergency room visits for asthma attacks in Gama, Brazil;Variação sazonal nos atendimentos de emergência por asma em Gama, Distrito Federal

Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 284-289

  Valença, Laércio Moreira ^a,d   Restivo, Paulo César Nunes ^a,b   Nunes, Mário Sérgio ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE BRASÍLIA   (Brazil)

^b Armed Forces Hospital

^c Health Secretariat of Brasilia   (Brazil)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Emergency service; Hospital; Humidity; Pyroglyphidae; Seasons; Status asthamaticus etiology; Weather

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846274576     PISSN: 18063713     EISSN: 18063713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1806-37132006000400005     Document Type: Article

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