Epidemiology of asthma exacerbations and their relation with environmental factors in the Basque Country

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1099-1108

  Altzibar, J M ^a,b,c   Tamayo Uria, I ^a,b,c   De Castro, V ^d   Aginagalde, X ^e   Albizu, M V ^f   Lertxundi, A ^c,g   Benito, J ^h   Busca, P ⁱ   Antepara, I ^j   Landa, J ⁱ   Mokoroa, O ^k   Dorronsoro, M ^a,b,c  

^a Basque Government   (Spain)

^b CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^c BIODONOSTIA HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Spain)

^d Public Health Division of Gipuzkoa   (Spain)

^e Public Health Laboratory of Bilbao   (Spain)

^f Environmental Management   (Spain)

^g UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^h HOSPITAL DE CRUCES   (Spain)

ⁱ HOSPITAL DONOSTIA   (Spain)

^j HOSPITAL DE BASURTO   (Spain)

^k Public Health Division of Alava   (Spain)

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Author keywords

Air pollutants; Asthma exacerbation; Emergency department; Hospitalisation; Influenza; Pollen; Weather

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUTUMN; BASQUE (PEOPLE); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EMERGENCY WARD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE; WINTER; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; CHILD; DISEASE COURSE; ENVIRONMENT; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; POLLEN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEASON; SPAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

AIR POLLUTANT; ALLERGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLLEN; SEASONS; SPAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84929377667     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cea.12419     Document Type: Article

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