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PEDIATRICS Vol. 114 No. 2 August 2004, pp. 536-537

SUPPLEMENT ARTICLE

RELATIONSHIP OF OUTDOOR AIR QUALITY TO PEDIATRIC ASTHMA EXACERBATION

Helen Skolnick, MD

Princeton, NJ

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Lierl MB, Hornung RW. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2003;90:28–33


   Purpose of the Study.
 
To determine the relationship of outdoor air quality parameters to asthma exacerbations among children.


   Study Population.
 
Pediatric patients who had experienced an emergency department visit or an inpatient hospitalization at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital for treatment of acute asthma were studied.


   Methods.
 
The number of emergency department visits and hospitalizations for treatment of asthma were determined by review of emergency department logs and a hospital computer database. Air quality data were obtained from a centrally located monitoring station. Ozone concentrations were continuously monitored, and data were recorded as daily averages and the highest 1-hour average concentration for each day. Concentrations of airborne particulates <10 µm in diameter were . . . [Full Text of this Article]