The impact of thunderstorm asthma on emergency department attendances across London during July 2013

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 675-678

  Elliot, A J ^a   Hughes, H E ^a   Hughes, T C ^b,c   Locker, T E ^c,d   Brown, R ^e   Sarran, C ^f   Clewlow, Y ^f   Murray, V ^a   Bone, A ^a   Catchpole, M ^a   McCloskey, B ^a   Smith, G E ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c 7 9 Bream's Buildings   (United Kingdom)

^d SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^f MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LIGHTNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; WHEEZING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; SEASON; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WEATHER; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE; SEASONS; WEATHER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905106988     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2013-203122     Document Type: Article

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