Acute childhood asthma in Galway City, west of Ireland from 1985-2005: Relationship to air pollution and climate

B. G. Loftus, A. E. Loftus, S. G. Jennings, I. O‘Muircheartaigh (Galway, Ireland)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - New insights in the epidemiology of asthma
Session: New insights in the epidemiology of asthma
Session type: E-Communication Session
Number: 5240
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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B. G. Loftus, A. E. Loftus, S. G. Jennings, I. O‘Muircheartaigh (Galway, Ireland). Acute childhood asthma in Galway City, west of Ireland from 1985-2005: Relationship to air pollution and climate. Eur Respir J 2010; 36: Suppl. 54, 5240

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