Thunderstorm outflows preceding epidemics of asthma during spring and summer

BACKGROUND—A study was undertaken to assess the importance of thunderstorms as a cause of epidemics of asthma exacerbations and to investigate the underlying mechanism.
METHODS—A case control study was performed in six towns in south eastern Australia. Epidemic case days (n = 48) and a random sample...

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Main Authors: Marks, G, Colquhoun, J, Girgis, S, Koski, M, Treloar, A, Hansen, P, Downs, S, Car, N
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Group 2001
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1746065/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11359963
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thorax.56.6.468
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