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[Influence of atmospheric changes on childhood bronchial pathology]
M Martín González1, J Sarto Soliva, E Vilaplana Cantó
1Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Infantil Ciudad Sanitaria Valle de Hebrón, Barcelona.
Anales Espanoles De Pediatria
|April 1, 1988
Abstract:
Influence of pollution of bronchial pathology in children, over 5 years (1978-1982) in Barcelona was studied. Index of contamination (mainly SO2 and fumes were measured daily at 18 points of city. Average values were compared with the children seen in the Emergency Service in the Children's Hospital "Valle de Hebrón" of Barcelona. Results have been statistically studied. In conclusion, there were a relation between number of respiratory problems and levels of atmospheric contamination.