Using community level strategies to reduce asthma attacks triggered by outdoor air pollution: a case crossover analysis
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Using community level strategies to reduce asthma attacks triggered by outdoor air pollution: a case crossover analysis
BACKGROUND Evidence indicates that asthma attacks can be triggered by exposure to ambient air pollutants, however, detailed pollution information is missing from asthma action plans. Asthma is commonly associated with four criteria pollutants with standards derived by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Since multiple pollutants trigger attacks and risks depend upon city-specific...
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Health
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1476-069X
DOI: 10.1186/1476-069x-13-58