Trial reportPloS one2012
Asian dust storm elevates children's respiratory health risks: a spatiotemporal analysis of children's clinic visits across Taipei (Taiwan).
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- Occupational and environmental exposures, the association with chronic sinusitis.Saudi medical journal · 2022Pooled it
- Evaluating Data Product Exposure Metrics for Use in Epidemiologic Studies of Dust Storms.GeoHealth · 2023Article
- Asian dust storms result in a higher risk of the silicosis hospital admissions.Journal of environmental health science & engineering · 2022Article
- Investigating the effects of dust storms on morbidity and mortality due to cardiovascular and respiratory diseases: A systematic review.Journal of education and health promotion · 2021Review
- Global Health Impacts of Dust Storms: A Systematic Review.Environmental health insights · 2021Review
- Health Effects of Asian Dust: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Environmental health perspectives · 2020Article
- Asian Sand Dust Particles Increased Pneumococcal Biofilm FormationFrontiers in genetics · 2020Article
- Reinforcement of Tobacco Control and Reduction in Medical Utilization for Asthma in Taiwan: A Population-Based Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Considering spatial heterogeneity in the distributed lag non-linear model when analyzing spatiotemporal data.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2018Article
- Asian Dust and Pediatric Emergency Department Visits Due to Bronchial Asthma and Respiratory Diseases in Nagasaki, Japan.Journal of epidemiology · 2016Article
- The Spatio-Temporal Distribution of Particulate Matter during Natural Dust Episodes at an Urban Scale.PloS one · 2016Article
- Risk factors for chronic rhinosinusitis.Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology · 2015Review
- Meteorological conditions, climate change, new emerging factors, and asthma and related allergic disorders. A statement of the World Allergy Organization.The World Allergy Organization journal · 2015Article
- Acute increase of children's conjunctivitis clinic visits by Asian dust storms exposure - a spatiotemporal study in Taipei, Taiwan.PloS one · 2014Article
- Emergency room visits associated with particulate concentration and Asian dust storms in metropolitan Taipei.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiologyArticle
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Abstract
Concerns have been raised about the adverse impact of Asian dust storms (ADS) on human health; however, few studies have examined the effect of these events on children's health. Using databases from the Taiwan National Health Insurance and Taiwan Environmental Protection Agency, this study investigates the documented daily visits of children to respiratory clinics during and after ADS that occurred from 1997 to 2007 among 12 districts across Taipei City by applying a Bayesian structural additive regressive model controlled for spatial and temporal patterns. This study finds that the significantly impact of elevated children's respiratory clinic visits happened after ADS. Five of the seven lagged days had increasing percentages of relative rate, which was consecutively elevated from a 2-day to a 5-day lag by 0.63%∼2.19% for preschool children (i.e., 0∼6 years of age) and 0.72%∼3.17% for school children (i.e., 7∼14 years of age). The spatial pattern of clinic visits indicated that geographical heterogeneity was possibly associated with the clinic's location and accessibility. Moreover, day-of-week effects were elevated on Monday, Friday, and Saturday. We concluded that ADS may significantly increase the risks of respiratory diseases consecutively in the week after exposure, especially in school children.
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