Abstract:Background
The study aimed to investigate the correlation between both particulate matter (PM) 2.5 and temperature and the incidence of severe asthma as diagnosed by fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) values of >50 parts per billion.
Methods
This large-scale retrospective study used data on PM2.5 and temperature from the Shanghai Meteorological Bureau in China that had been collected between May 2014 and April 2016. All patients with suspected airway inflammation, who had visited the Minhang branch of… Show more
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