Short-term outdoor temperature change and emergency department visits for asthma among children: A case-crossover study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 176, Issue SUPPL. 7, 2012, Pages

  Wasilevich, Elizabeth A ^a,b   Rabito, Felicia ^b   Lefante, John ^b   Johnson, Eric ^c  

^a Tulane University ^*  (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

asthma; child; cross over studies; emergency; temperature; weather

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; ASTHMA; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH RISK; LOGISTICS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; WEATHER;

DETROIT; MICHIGAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867310858     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kws326     Document Type: Article

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