The long-range transport of birch (Betula) pollen from Poland and Germany causes significant pre-season concentrations in Denmark

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1204-1212

  Skjoth C A ^a   Sommer, J ^b   Stach, A ^c   Smith, M ^c,d   Brandt, J ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^b Asthma and Allergy Association   (Denmark)

^c ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergy; Atmosphere; Emission; Forecasting; Phenology; Trajectories

Indexed keywords

POLLEN ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; BIRCH; DENMARK; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GERMANY; PHENOLOGY; POLAND; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; WEATHER;

AIR POLLUTION; BETULA; DENMARK; FORECASTING; GERMANY; HUMANS; POLAND; POLLEN; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SEASONS;

EID: 34447502023     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2007.02771.x     Document Type: Article

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