An observational study of PM10 and hospital admissions for acute exacerbations of chronic respiratory disease in Tasmania, Australia 1992–2002

BMJ Open Respiratory Research

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-8

  Meszaros D ^a   Markos, J ^b   FitzGerald, D G ^a   Walters, E H ^a   Wood Baker, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b LAUNCESTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; BRONCHIOLITIS; BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; METEOROLOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84980011366     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20524439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjresp-2014-000063     Document Type: Article

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