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Published on: November 4, 2010
[Climatic factors and bronchospasm crises in children in the Maresme district (Barcelona)]
A González Svatetz1, O Vall Combelles, A Agudo Trigueros
1Servicio de Epidemiologia y Estadística, Hospital San Jaime y Santa Magdalena, Mataró, Barcelona.
Abstract:
In the area of El Maresme (Barcelona), it was studied the correlation between climatic agents and episodes of bronchospasm in children from 0 to 14 years old, in the emergency hospital unit during 1985. In the 735 visits that were studied, there were remarked seasonal variation, with predominance of cases during autumn, and descent during summer. The episodes presented a simple correlation, statistically significant with temperatures and the wind's direction; the climatic agents represented a very low percentage in the variation observed.
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