Epidemic of asthma possibly related to thunderstorms

Autor: D Williams, J Thurston, M Partridge, T Laing-Morton, V Murray, Katherine M. Venables
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 1994
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Zdroj: BMJ (Clinical research ed.). 309(6947)
ISSN: 1756-1833
0959-8138
Popis: EDITOR,—At 1300 on 25 June the National Poisons Unit was notified by Whipps Cross accident and emergency department that 55 people complaining of asthma had attended during the preceding 15 hours. This was in contrast to an expected five to six cases and represented a 10-fold increase. Further investigation showed a similar excess of people …
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