Association between Asian dust exposure and respiratory function in children with bronchial asthma in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan

Association between Asian dust exposure and respiratory function in children with bronchial asthma in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan

Abstract Background Studies on the adverse effects of Asian dust (AD) on respiratory function in children are scarce. The objective of this study was to examine the association between AD and respiratory function by measuring peak expiratory flow rates (PEFRs) in asthmatic children. Methods The stud...

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Main Authors: Takahiro Nakamura, Yuji Nishiwaki, Kunio Hashimoto, Ayano Takeuchi, Tasuku Kitajima, Kazuhiro Komori, Kasumi Tashiro, Hideki Hasunuma, Kayo Ueda, Atsushi Shimizu, Hiroshi Odajima, Hiroyuki Moriuchi, Masahiro Hashizume
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
Subjects:
Asian dust
Bronchial asthma
Children
Peak expiratory flow rate
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12199-020-00846-9

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