Are children's asthmatic symptoms related to ambient temperature? A panel study in Australia

Environmental Research

Volumn 133, Issue , 2014, Pages 239-245

  Li, Shanshan ^a   Baker, Peter J ^a   Jalaludin, Bin B ^b,c   Guo, Yuming ^a   Marks, Guy B ^d,e   Denison, Lyn S ^f   Williams, Gail M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Centre for Research Evidence Management and Surveillance   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^f Pacific Environment Toxikos   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Panel study; Respiratory symptoms; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; CHILD HEALTH; CLIMATE EFFECT; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH RISK; SYMPTOM; URBAN AREA;

AGE; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHEST TIGHTNESS; CHILD; COUGHING; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONITOR; PANEL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; WHEEZING; ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

AUSTRALIA;

ASTHMA; CHILDREN; PANEL STUDY; RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS; TEMPERATURE;

ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84903382821     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2014.05.032     Document Type: Article

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