African dust and asthma in the Caribbean: Medical and statistical perspectives

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 379-381

  Monteil, Michele A ^a   Antoine, Robin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Asthma; Caribbean; Saharan dust

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BARBADOS; CHILD; DUST; HUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASON; STATISTICS; TIME;

AFRICA; AIR POLLUTION; ASTHMA; BARBADOS; CHILD; DUST; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77955305902     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-009-0252-1     Document Type: Article

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