Association of airborne particles, protein, and endotoxin with emergency department visits for asthma in Kyoto, Japan

Abstract Background The health effects of biological aerosols on the respiratory system are unclear. The purpose of this study was to clarify the association of airborne particle, protein, and endotoxin with emergency department visits for asthma in Kyoto City, Japan. Methods We collected data on em...

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Published in:	Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
Main Authors:	Mohammad Shahriar Khan, Souleymane Coulibaly, Takahiro Matsumoto, Yoshitaka Yano, Makoto Miura, Yukio Nagasaka, Masayuki Shima, Nobuyuki Yamagishi, Keiji Wakabayashi, Tetsushi Watanabe
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Komiyama Printing Co. Ltd 2018-08-01
Subjects:	Air pollution Bioaerosols Lipopolysaccharide PM2.5 Coarse particle
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12199-018-0731-2