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Risk Factors for Asthma Hospitalization among Adults and Elderly

Journal: Archives of Otolaryngology & Rhinology (Vol.1, No. 1)

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Page : 012-022

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Abstract

Joint effect of biological (pollen) and chemical air pollutants on asthma emergency room (ER) visits was analyzed for Szeged region of Southern Hungary. Our database of a nine-year period (1999-2007) includes daily number of asthma emergency room (ER) visits, and daily mean concentrations of CO, PM10, NO, NO2 , O3 and SO2 , furthermore two pollen variables (Ambrosia and total pollen excluding Ambrosia), as well. The analysis was performed for ER visits of asthma bronchiale using two age groups (adults and the elderly) of males and females for three seasons.

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