Non‐linear short‐term effects of airborne pollen levels with allergenic capacity on asthma emergency room admissions in Madrid, Spain

A Tobias, I Galan, JR Banegas - Clinical & Experimental Allergy, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Background Several time‐series studies have shown positive associations between pollen
levels and asthma morbidity. However, few studies have included air pollution as a potential …

Short term effects of airborne pollen concentrations on asthma epidemic

A Tobias, I Galan, JR Banegas, E Aranguez - Thorax, 2003 - thorax.bmj.com
Background: Few studies have used time series to investigate the relationship between
asthma attacks and aeroallergen levels on a daily basis. Methods: This study, based on time …

Pollen exposure and hospitalization due to asthma exacerbations: daily time series in a European city

NJ Osborne, I Alcock, BW Wheeler, S Hajat… - International journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Exposure to pollen can contribute to increased hospital admissions for asthma exacerbation.
This study applied an ecological time series analysis to examine associations between …

Daily effects of air pollutants and pollen types on asthma and COPD hospital emergency visits in the industrial and Mediterranean Spanish city of Cartagena

L Cirera, L García-Marcos, J Giménez… - Allergologia et …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Associations found in time-series studies on hospital emergency room (ER)
visits due to asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with single air …

Do levels of airborne grass pollen influence asthma hospital admissions?

B Erbas, JH Chang, S Dharmage… - Clinical & …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Background The effects of environmental factors and ambient concentrations of grass pollen
on allergic asthma are yet to be established. Objective We sought to estimate the …

Short-term effects of pollen species on hospital admissions in the city of Madrid in terms of specific causes and age

J Díaz, C Linares, A Tobías - Aerobiologia, 2007 - Springer
Background In recent years there has been a notable increase in respiratory diseases in
industrialised countries, which is attributed to a combination of chemical atmospheric …

Short-term effects of air pollution on daily asthma emergency room admissions

I Galan, A Tobias, JR Banegas… - European Respiratory …, 2003 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Many time-series studies have shown positive associations between air pollutants and
asthma morbidity. However, few studies have included pollen as a potential confounder …

Associations between grass and weed pollen and emergency department visits for asthma among children in Montreal

L Héguy, M Garneau, MS Goldberg, M Raphoz… - Environmental …, 2008 - Elsevier
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Asthma among children is a major public health problem
worldwide. There are increasing number of studies suggesting a possible association …

Association between airborne pollen and epidemic asthma in Madrid, Spain: a case–control study

I Galán, A Prieto, M Rubio, T Herrero, P Cervigón… - Thorax, 2010 - thorax.bmj.com
Background Despite the fact that airborne pollen is an important factor in precipitating
asthma attacks, its implication in increases of epidemic asthma in usual meteorological …

Air pollution and seasonal asthma during the pollen season. A cohort study in Puertollano and Ciudad Real (Spain)

F Feo Brito, P Mur Gimeno, C Martínez, A Tobias… - Allergy, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Many studies have demonstrated a positive association between air pollutants
and emergency visits for asthma. However, few studies have included pollen when …