Air pollution, aeroallergens and admissions to pediatric emergency room for respiratory reasons in Turin, northwestern Italy

• Main Authors: Roberto Bono (Author), Valeria Romanazzi (Author), Valeria Bellisario (Author), Roberta Tassinari (Author), Giulia Trucco (Author), Antonio Urbino (Author), Claudio Cassardo (Author), Consolata Siniscalco (Author), Pierpaolo Marchetti (Author), Alessandro Marcon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Air pollution can cause respiratory symptoms or exacerbate pre-existing respiratory diseases, especially in children. This study looked at the short-term association of air pollution concentrations with Emergency Room (ER) admissions for respiratory reasons in pediatric age (0-18...