Short report: Asthma admissions and weather conditions in Costa Rica
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Short report: Asthma admissions and weather conditions in Costa Rica.
In Costa Rica there is little information about asthma admissions. In this report the monthly asthma admissions and weather data for a seven year period were reviewed. The hospital asthma admissions showed notable seasonal variation associated with variations in the rainfall and the relative humidity.
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0003-9888
DOI: 10.1136/adc.84.6.514