Climatic variables are associated with seasonal acute asthma admissions to accident and emergency room facilities in Trinidad, West Indies
- 7 November 2003
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- Published by Wiley in Clinical and Experimental Allergy
- Vol. 33 (11) , 1526-1530
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2222.2003.01801.x
Abstract
Objectives To determine if there is seasonal variation in acute asthmatic visits to accident and emergency (A&E) facilities in Trinidad and to identify the climatic variables associated with su...Keywords
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