Seasonal asthma in Melbourne, Australia, and some observations on the occurrence of thunderstorm asthma and its predictability.

We examine the seasonality of asthma-related hospital admissions in Melbourne, Australia, in particular the contribution and predictability of episodic thunderstorm asthma. Using a time-series ecological approach based on asthma admissions to Melbourne metropolitan hospitals, we identified seasonal...

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Main Authors: Jeremy D Silver, Michael F Sutherland, Fay H Johnston, Edwin R Lampugnani, Michael A McCarthy, Stephanie J Jacobs, Alexandre B Pezza, Edward J Newbigin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5896915?pdf=render