Desert dust impacts on human health: an alarming worldwide reality and a need for studies in West Africa

Saharan Dust and Associations between Particulate Matter and Daily Mortality in Rome, Italy

(2011) Sandra Mallone et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES

Extreme air pollution events from bushfires and dust storms and their association with mortality in Sydney, Australia 1994–2007

(2011) Fay Johnston et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Acute effects of air pollution on pediatric asthma exacerbation: Evidence of association and effect modification

(2011) E. Samoli et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

The effects of the 2009 dust storm on emergency admissions to a hospital in Brisbane, Australia

(2011) Adrian G. Barnett et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY

Does the presence of desert dust modify the effect of PM10 on mortality in Athens, Greece?

(2011) Evangelia Samoli et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Correlation between Asian Dust Storms Worsening Asthma in Western Japan

(2011) Masanari Watanabe et al.   ALLERGOLOGY INTERNATIONAL

Desert Dust Exposure Is Associated with Increased Risk of Asthma Hospitalization in Children

(2010) Kumiko T. Kanatani et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Air pollution and mortality in the Canary Islands: a time-series analysis

(2010) Elena López-Villarrubia et al.   Environmental Health

Measuring the Acute Health Effects of Dust Storms: A Matched Analysis

(2010) Michael Gdalevich et al.   EPIDEMIOLOGY

Effects of Asian Dust Events on Daily Mortality in Nagasaki, Japan

(2010) Masahiro Hashizume et al.   EPIDEMIOLOGY

Saharan dust and daily mortality in Emilia-Romagna (Italy)

(2010) S. Zauli Sajani et al.   OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE

Role of Saharan dust in the relationship between particulate matter and short-term daily mortality among the elderly in Madrid (Spain)

(2010) E. Jiménez et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Is there new scientific evidence to justify reconsideration of the current WHO guidelines for particulate matter during dust intrusions?

(2010) C. Linares et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Short-term effect of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) on daily mortality due to diseases of the circulatory system in Madrid (Spain)

(2010) T. Maté et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

The effects of weather, air pollutants, and Asian dust on hospitalization for asthma in Fukuoka

(2010) Kayo Ueda et al.   Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

Confounding in Database Pharmacoepidemiology Studies

(2009) Joseph A. C. Delaney et al.   EPIDEMIOLOGY

Effects of Asian Dust Storm Events on Hospital Admissions for Congestive Heart Failure in Taipei, Taiwan

(2009) Chun-Yuh Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH-PART A-CURRENT ISSUES

Asian Dust Storm and pulmonary function of school children in Seoul

(2009) Yun-Chul Hong et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Saharan dust clouds and human health in the English-speaking Caribbean: what we know and don’t know

(2008) Michele A. Monteil   ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH

A 10-year time-series analysis of respiratory and cardiovascular morbidity in Nicosia, Cyprus: the effect of short-term changes in air pollution and dust storms

(2008) Nicos Middleton et al.   Environmental Health

Desert Dust

(2008) Thomas Sandstrom et al.   EPIDEMIOLOGY

Coarse Particles From Saharan Dust and Daily Mortality

(2008) Laura Perez et al.   EPIDEMIOLOGY

Effects of Asian Dust Storm Events on Hospital Admissions for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Taipei, Taiwan

(2008) Hui-Fen Chiu et al.   INHALATION TOXICOLOGY

Relationship between African dust carried in the Atlantic trade winds and surges in pediatric asthma attendances in the Caribbean

(2008) Joseph M. Prospero et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY

The impact of air quality on respiratory admissions during Asian dust storm periods

(2008) Li-Wei Lai et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH

Acute Effects of Asian Dust Events on Respiratory Symptoms and Peak Expiratory Flow in Children with Mild Asthma

(2008) Young Yoo et al.   JOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE

Consequences of Exposure to Asian Dust Storm Events on Daily Pneumonia Hospital Admissions in Taipei, Taiwan

(2008) Ming-Fen Cheng et al.   JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH-PART A-CURRENT ISSUES

A long-term experimental study of the Saharan dust presence in West Africa

(2007) A. Sunnu et al.   ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH

Increasing cardiopulmonary emergency visits by long-range transported Asian dust storms in Taiwan

(2007) Chang-Chuan Chan et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

The effect of sandstorms and air pollution on cause-specific hospital admissions in Taipei, Taiwan

(2007) M L Bell et al.   OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE

Saharan dust flux and deposition rate near the Gulf of Guinea

(2007) F. Resch et al.   TELLUS SERIES B-CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL METEOROLOGY