Thunderstorm-related asthma: Not only grass pollen and spores

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 537-538

  D'Amato, Gennaro ^a   Cecchi, Lorenzo ^b   Liccardi, Gennaro ^a  

^a CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; AIR POLLUTION; ASTHMA; BACTERIAL SPORE; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIC; GRASS POLLEN; HUMAN; LETTER; PARIETARIA; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 39149132778     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2007.10.046     Document Type: Letter

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