Open AccessThe impact of the 21 November 2016 epidemic thunderstorm asthma event on general practice clinics in metropolitan Melbourne, Australia
Author(s) -
Nicole Hughes,
Anna-Lena Arnold,
Clare Brazenor,
Vanora Mulvenna,
Danny Csutoros
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
australian journal of general practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2208-794X
pISSN - 2208-7958
DOI - 10.31128/ajgp-02-21-5851
Subject(s) - metropolitan area , asthma , general practice , event (particle physics) , geography , medicine , epidemiology , family medicine , demography , pediatrics , sociology , physics , archaeology , quantum mechanics
On 21 November 2016, parts of Victoria experienced a devastating epidemic thunderstorm asthma (ETSA) event. The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiology and burden of the 2016 ETSA event at MedicineInsight-registered general practices in the Melbourne metropolitan area in Victoria, Australia.