Climate change and air pollution: Effects on pollen allergy and other allergic respiratory diseases

Allergo Journal International

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 17-23

  D’Amato, Gennaro ^a,b   Bergmann, Karl Christian ^c   Cecchi, Lorenzo ^d,f   Annesi Maesano, Isabella ^e   Sanduzzi, Alessandro ^a   Liccardi, Gennaro ^b   Vitale, Carolina ^a   Stanziola, Anna ^a   D’Amato, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^e Azienda Sanitaria Prato ^*  (France)

^f Allergology and Immunology Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air pollution; airways hyperresponsiveness; bronchial asthma; climate change; environment; respiratory allergy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905705632     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21970378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40629-014-0003-7     Document Type: Review

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