Particulate matter modifies the association between airborne pollen and daily medical consultations for pollinosis in Tokyo

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 499, Issue , 2014, Pages 125-132

  Konishi, Shoko ^a,b   Ng, Chris Fook Sheng ^c   Stickley, Andrew ^a   Nishihata, Shinichi ^d   Shinsugi, Chisa ^a   Ueda, Kayo ^c   Takami, Akinori ^c   Watanabe, Chiho ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^d Nishihata Ear Nose and Throat Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Allergy; Particulate matter; Pollen; Pollinosis

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIES;

AIRBORNE POLLENS; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLEN; POLLINOSIS;

AIR POLLUTION;

ALLERGY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DISEASE PREVALENCE; POLLEN; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; JAPAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLEN; POLLEN ALLERGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; ADULT; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

HONSHU; JAPAN; KANTO; TOKYO [KANTO];

AIR POLLUTANT; ALLERGEN; PARTICULATE MATTER;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ALLERGENS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLEN; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL;

EID: 84906778386     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.08.045     Document Type: Article

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