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Assessing the role of temperature and air pollution in exacerbating childhood asthma in Cape Town, South Africa
Childhood asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases worldwide, including in South Africa. There has been substantial evidence on the role of air pollution in asthma exacerbation but limited research on the role of climate change and how the interaction between climate change and air pollutio...
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Department of Public Health and Family Medicine
2023
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