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. 1986 Oct 4;293(6551):843-4.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.293.6551.843.

Asthma and climatic conditions: experience from Bermuda, an isolated island community

M J Carey, I Cordon

Asthma and climatic conditions: experience from Bermuda, an isolated island community

M J Carey et al. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed). .

Abstract

A retrospective study of patients attending the emergency department with acute asthma was performed in Bermuda. Climatic data (barometric pressure, rainfall, humidity, and wind strength and direction) were obtained and compared with frequency of exacerbations of asthma. Three factors--namely, relative humidity, average daily temperature, and northeasterly winds--were found to be related to worsening asthma. Owing to Bermuda's lack of pollution and aeroallergens it was thought that these weather parameters had a direct effect on the asthmatic population.

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