This study investigated the relationship between Santa Ana wind conditions and visits for
asthma at a southern California emergency department. Visits to the emergency department …

To characterize the frequency of and relationship between self-reported asthma symptoms
and physician-diagnosed asthma, identify seasons associated with heightened symptoms …

Context. This case series reports the changes in the respiratory health of eight asthmatic
subjects and the relationship with air quality associated with the October 2007 firestorm in …

An evaluation of weather/asthma relationships in the New York City Standard Metropolitan
Statistical Area (SMSA) is developed using a synoptic climatological methodology. This …

Given the high prevalence of asthma, it is likely that providers working in a pretravel setting
will be asked to provide guidance for asthma patients about how to manage their disease …

Twenty-five years of data on asthmatic attacks in New Orleans (covering approximately
170,000 asthma attacks) have been analyzed to identify “asthma epidemic” days, defined as …

New Orleans has been the site of periodic short outbreaks of acute asthma for a number of
years. Recent work has shown that these outbreaks are associated with localized sources of …

An extensive data set of daily hospital emergency room visits for asthma for two geographic
areas (1953–1977 in New Orleans and 1969–1977 in New York City) was examined for …

Examination of records of daily visits to emergency rooms for asthma covering 25 years from
New Orleans and 9 years from New York City reveals a distinct day-of-the-week pattern in …

The destruction of the World Trade Center (WTC) towers on the 11th of September, 2001
released a vast amount of aerosolized dust and smoke resulting in acute and chronic …