The short-term effects of different cold spell definitions on asthma outpatient visits in Lanzhou, China
Cold spells in Lanzhou City can notably increase asthma outpatient visits, with females and individuals aged 0-18 particularly affected. Moreover, the longer a cold spell persists, the greater its impact, especially in the latter days of the event.
Authors
- Xingguang Ren
- Jianjun Wu
- Linghong Wang
- Jie Lu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3143-1872)
- Ying Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4192-5459)
- Boxi Feng
- Yahui Xie
- Xin‐Dong Wei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3982-1080)
- Xizhuoma Zha
- Jia Zhang
Institutions
- Gansu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Health Commission of Anhui Province (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pulmonary Medicine
- Published
- 2025-03-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-025-03605-0
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.20