Asthma exacerbation in children: Relationship among pollens, weather, and air pollution

Allergologia et Immunopathologia

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 362-368

  Tosca, M A ^a   Ruffoni, S ^b   Canonica, G W ^b   Ciprandi, G ^b  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Asthma; Children; Emergency calls; Exacerbations; Meteorological parameters; Pollens

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUTUMN; BETULACEAE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; METEOROLOGY; OLEACEAE; POACEAE; SPRING; TREND STUDY; URTICACEAE; WEATHER; AIR POLLUTION; CHILD; POLLEN; SEASON;

AIR POLLUTION; ASTHMA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; POLLEN; SEASONS; WEATHER;

EID: 84903820917     PISSN: 03010546     EISSN: 15781267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aller.2013.02.006     Document Type: Article

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