Correlation between Asian dust storms and worsening asthma in Western Japan

Allergology International

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 267-275

  Watanabe, Masanari ^a   Yamasaki, Akira ^a   Burioka, Naoto ^a   Kurai, Jun ^a   Yoneda, Kazuhiko ^a   Yoshida, Atsushi ^a   Igishi, Tadashi ^a   Fukuoka, Yasushi ^a   Nakamoto, Masaki ^a   Takeuchi, Hiromi ^b   Suyama, Hisashi ^a   Tatsukawa, Toshiyuki ^a   Chikumi, Hiroki ^a   Matsumoto, Shingo ^a   Sako, Takanori ^a   Hasegawa, Yasuyuki ^c   Okazaki, Ryota ^a   Horasaki, Kazunori ^d   Shimizu, Eiji ^a  

^a Department of Respirology and Rheumatology ^*  (Japan)

^b TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Obase Hospital   (Japan)

^d Tottori Prefectural Institute of Health and Environment   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asian dust storms; Asthma; Lower respiratory symptom; Peak expiratory flow; Telephone survey

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; AMMONIA; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; CORTICOSTEROID; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; NICKEL; NITRATE; SHORT ACTING DRUG; SULFATE;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASIAN DUST STORM; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; WEATHER; WHEEZING;

EID: 80052687433     PISSN: 13238930     EISSN: 14401592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2332/allergolint.10-OA-0239     Document Type: Article

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