Emergency room visits for respiratory conditions in children increased after Guagua Pichincha volcanic eruptions in April 2000 in Quito, Ecuador Observational Study: Time Series Analysis

Emergency room visits for respiratory conditions in children increased after Guagua Pichincha volcanic eruptions in April 2000 in Quito, Ecuador Observational Study: Time Series Analysis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>This study documented elevated rates of emergency room (ER) visits for acute upper and lower respiratory infections and asthma-related conditions in the children of Quito, Ecuador associated with the eruption of Guagua Pichincha in A...

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Main Authors: Jagai Jyotsna S, Khurana Gauri, Sempértegui Fernando, Griffiths Jeffrey K, Yepes Hugo, Naumova Elena N, Játiva Edgar, Estrella Bertha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-07-01
Series:Environmental Health
Online Access:http://www.ehjournal.net/content/6/1/21

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