Air quality and pediatric asthma-related emergencies

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 839-841

  Wang, Helen C ^b   Yousef, Ejaz ^a  

^a NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aeroallergen; Air pollutants; Asthma; Emergency visit; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GRASS POLLEN; HUMAN; LOW TEMPERATURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOULD; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRECIPITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WEED;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ASTHMA; CHILD; EMERGENCIES; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; WEATHER;

EID: 37549046083     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900701751666     Document Type: Article

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