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ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019

Acute Health Impacts of the Southeast Asian Transboundary Haze Problem-A Review.

Kang Hao Cheong, Nicholas Jinghao Ngiam, Geoffrey G Morgan, Pin Pin Pek, Benjamin Yong-Qiang Tan, Joel Weijia Lai, Jin Ming Koh, Marcus Eng Hock Ong, Andrew Fu Wah Ho

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Review in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24citing papers in PubMed
6.1field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 90 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Kang Hao CheongScience and Math Cluster, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore 487372, Singapore. kanghao_cheong@sutd.edu.sg.
Nicholas Jinghao NgiamDivision of Neurology, Department of Medicine, National University Health System, Singapore 119074, Singapore.
Geoffrey G MorganSchool of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
Pin Pin PekDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore 169608, Singapore.
Benjamin Yong-Qiang TanDivision of Neurology, Department of Medicine, National University Health System, Singapore 119074, Singapore.
Joel Weijia LaiScience and Math Cluster, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore 487372, Singapore.
Jin Ming KohScience and Math Cluster, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore 487372, Singapore.
Marcus Eng Hock OngDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore 169608, Singapore.
Andrew Fu Wah HoSingHealth Duke-NUS Emergency Medicine Academic Clinical Programme, Singapore 169857, Singapore.
Singapore University of Technology and Design · SGNational University Health System · SGSingapore General Hospital · SGSingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre · SGThe University of Sydney · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Air pollution has emerged as one of the world's largest environmental health threats, with various studies demonstrating associations between exposure to air pollution and respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. Regional air quality in Southeast Asia has been seasonally affected by the transboundary haze problem, which has often been the result of forest fires from "slash-and-burn" farming methods. In light of growing public health concerns, recent studies have begun to examine the health effects of this seasonal haze problem in Southeast Asia. This review paper aims to synthesize current research efforts on the impact of the Southeast Asian transboundary haze on acute aspects of public health. Existing studies conducted in countries affected by transboundary haze indicate consistent links between haze exposure and acute psychological, respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological morbidity and mortality. Future prospective and longitudinal studies are warranted to quantify the long-term health effects of recurrent, but intermittent, exposure to high levels of seasonal haze. The mechanism, toxicology and pathophysiology by which these toxic particles contribute to disease and mortality should be further investigated. Epidemiological studies on the disease burden and socioeconomic cost of haze exposure would also be useful to guide policy-making and international strategy in minimizing the impact of seasonal haze in Southeast Asia.

Indexed as

Acute DiseasePublic HealthAir PollutantsAir PollutionAsia, SoutheasternBig DataCardiovascular DiseasesHumansRespiratory InsufficiencyAir Pollutantsair pollutionBig datadata analyticsenvironmental epidemiologyfirehazehealthcarepublic healthtransboundary

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PMID31500215
PMCPMC6765769
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