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Environmental Determinants

Longitudinal trends in asthma emergency department visits, pollutant and pollen levels, and weather variables in the Bronx from 2001–2008

David S. KorditDivision of Allergy/Immunology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA; Correspondence[email protected]
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Marina ReznikDivision of Academic General Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-7645-1260
, MD, MSORCID Icon,
Cheng-Shiun LeuDepartment of Biostatistics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
, PhD &
Sunit P. JariwalaDivision of Allergy/Immunology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA;
, MD
Pages 487-494 | Received 08 Oct 2018, Accepted 18 Feb 2019, Published online: 08 Mar 2019

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