Estimated short-term effects of air pollutants on daily respiratory emergency department visits in three Swedish cities

K. Meister, B. Forsberg (Umeå, Sweden)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Environmental exposure and other risk factors for airway diseases
Session: Environmental exposure and other risk factors for airway diseases
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3388
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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K. Meister, B. Forsberg (Umeå, Sweden). Estimated short-term effects of air pollutants on daily respiratory emergency department visits in three Swedish cities. Eur Respir J 2012; 40: Suppl. 56, 3388

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