Rainfall-Associated Bronchospasm Epidemics: The Epidemiological Effects of Air Pollutants and Weather Variables

Background. This study compares different risk factors in patients visiting a hospital during five rainfall-associated bronchospasm epidemics in Ahvaz and those visiting on other occasions. Methods. This case-control study was conducted on 5307 patients with bronchospasm admitted to the Emergency De...

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Main Authors: Kambiz Masoumi, Maryam Haddadzadeh Shoushtari, Arash Forouzan, Ali Asgari Darian, Maryam Dastoorpoor, Pegah Ebrahimzadeh, Hamidreza Aghababaeian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9252069