Assessing exposure risk for dust storm events-associated lung function decrement in asthmatics and implications for control

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 68, Issue , 2013, Pages 256-264

  Hsieh, Nan Hung ^a   Liao, Chung Min ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Asian dust storm; Asthma; Lung function; Probabilistic risk assessment; Respiratory protection

Indexed keywords

ASIAN DUST STORM; ASTHMA; LUNG FUNCTION; PROBABILISTIC RISK ASSESSMENT; RESPIRATORY PROTECTION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; AEROSOLS; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DECELERATION; DISEASES; DUST; RESPIRATORS;

STORMS;

AEROSOL; ASTHMA; DISEASE CONTROL; DUST STORM; HEALTH RISK; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AEROSOL; ARTICLE; ASIAN DUST STORM; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DUST; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TAIWAN; TOXICOKINETICS;

TAIWAN;

EID: 84871830593     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.11.064     Document Type: Article

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