Asthma aggravation, combustion, and stagnant air
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Asthma aggravation, combustion, and stagnant air.
BACKGROUND The relationship between current concentrations of ambient air pollution and adverse health effects is controversial. We report a meteorological index of air stagnation that is associated with daily visits to the emergency department for asthma in two urban areas. METHODS Data on daily values of a stagnation persistence index and visits to the emergency department for asthma were c...
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عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0040-6376
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.55.6.466