Changes in weather and the effects on pediatric asthma exacerbations

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 220-224

  Mireku, Nana ^a   Wang, Yun ^a   Ager, Joel ^a   Reddy, Raju C ^b   Baptist, Alan P ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASONAL VARIATION; URBAN AREA; WEATHER;

EID: 70349469375     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60185-8     Document Type: Article

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