Weather as a predictor of the frequency of asthmatic attacks in Barbados - abstract
West Indian med. j
; 44(Suppl. 2): 17, Apr. 1995.
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ABSTRACT
Daily data on asthmatic patients seen in the Accident and Emergency Department of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital for the years 1983 and 1989-1991, and corresponding daily data for the meterological variables of wind speed, relative humidity (0800 hr), vapour pressure and minimum and maximum temperatures were analysed to determine the statistical relationships that might exist. The results show positive correlation between asthma attacks and relative humidity and vapour pressure, and negative correlations for the wind speed. The data also show the existence of a seasonal variation in asthmatic attacks. It is suggested that this variation is due to the transport of aero-allergens into Barbados through the trade winds (AU)
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Base de dados:
MedCarib
Assunto principal:
Asma
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Tempo (Meteorologia)
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Barbados
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Caribe ingles
Idioma:
En
Revista:
West Indian med. j
Ano de publicação:
1995
Tipo de documento:
Article
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Congress and conference