Daily effects of air pollutants and pollen types on asthma and COPD hospital emergency visits in the industrial and Mediterranean Spanish city of Cartagena

Allergologia et Immunopathologia

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 231-237

  Cirera, L ^a,f   Garcia Marcos L ^b   Gimenez J ^c   Moreno Grau, S ^d   Tobias A ^e   Perez Fernandez V ^b   Elvira Rendeles, B ^e   Guillen J J ^a,f   Navarro, C ^a,f  

^a DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^c MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^e INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^f CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aeroallergen; Air pollution; Asthma; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Emergency service; Hospital; Mediterranean area; Pollen; Spain; Time series

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; POLLEN ANTIGEN; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POACEAE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPAIN; URTICACEAE; WEATHER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; POACEAE; POLLEN; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SEASONS; SPAIN; SULFUR DIOXIDE; URBAN POPULATION; URTICACEAE;

EID: 84863776825     PISSN: 03010546     EISSN: 15781267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aller.2011.05.012     Document Type: Article

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