Effect of cold winters on the risk of new asthma: a case-crossover study in Finland.

Abate Bekele BelachewAino K RantalaMaritta S JaakkolaTimo T HuggReija RuuhelaJaakko KukkonenJouni J K Jaakkola

Published in: Occupational and environmental medicine (2023)

This case-crossover study provides original evidence that a cold winter with below normal average temperatures increases the risk of developing new asthma during the following 1 to 2 years.

Keyphrases

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
lung function
allergic rhinitis
cystic fibrosis
air pollution