Vegetation fires, particulate air pollution and asthma: A panel study in the Australian monsoon tropics

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 391-404

  Johnston, Fay H ^a   Webby, Rosalind J ^b   Pilotto, Louis S ^c   Bailie, Ross S ^a   Parry, David L ^d   Halpin, Stephen J ^a  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Asthma; Particulate matter; Prescribed burning; Vegetation fires

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; MONTELUKAST; STEROID;

ASTHMA; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BURNING; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT SOURCE; WILDFIRE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FIRE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LANDSCAPE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTICULATE MATTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL; TROPICS; WORK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FIRES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; POLLEN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SMOKE; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33845693970     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: 13691619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603120601093642     Document Type: Article

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