Respiratory health effects of volcanic ash with special reference to Iceland. A review

Clinical Respiratory Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 2-9

  Gudmundsson, Gunnar ^a,b  

^a LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Health; Respiratory; Review; Volcanic ash; Volcanic gases

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; GEOLOGY; HEALTH STATUS; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; ICELAND; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SILICOSIS; VOLCANIC ASH;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIRCRAFT; HUMANS; ICELAND; PARTICLE SIZE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; UNITED STATES; VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS; WEST INDIES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 78650279035     PISSN: 17526981     EISSN: 1752699X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-699X.2010.00231.x     Document Type: Review

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