Thunderstorm associated asthma: A detailed analysis of environmental factors

British Medical Journal

Volumn 312, Issue 7031, 1996, Pages 604-607

  Celenza, Antonio ^a   Fothergill, Jane ^a   Kupek, Emil ^a   Shaw, Rory J ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAIN; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; EMERGENCY WARD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GRASS POLLEN; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; LIGHTNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEATHER;

EID: 9044245702     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.312.7031.604     Document Type: Article

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