ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
A Review of the Respiratory Health Burden Attributable to Short-Term Exposure to Pollen.
Review in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of Climate Change on Health and Health Systems: A Systematic Review of Preparedness, Resilience, and Challenges.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Pooled it
- Forest bathing improves inflammatory markers, SpO2, and subjective symptoms related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in male subjects at risk of developing COPD.Journal of occupational health · 2025Trial
- Estimating Daily Taxon-specific Tree Pollen at a 1-km Resolution in Atlanta, GA from 2020 to 2024.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- New approaches to uncover COPD pathobiology and develop therapies.JCI insight · 2026Review
- The silent microbial shift: climate change amplifies pathogen evolution, microbiome dysbiosis, and antimicrobial resistance.Tropical diseases, travel medicine and vaccines · 2025Review
- Urban greenspace under a changing climate: Benefit or harm for allergies and respiratory health?Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2025Review
- Indoor bioaerosols and asthma: Overview, implications, and mitigation strategies.The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology · 2025Review
- Chronic and infectious respiratory mortality and short-term exposures to four types of pollen taxa in older adults in Michigan, 2006-2017.BMC public health · 2025Article
- European pollen reanalysis, 1980-2022, for alder, birch, and olive.Scientific data · 2024Article
- Pollen and viruses contribute to spatio-temporal variation in asthma-related emergency department visits.Environmental research · 2024Article
- Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Constraints in Patient Pathway and Mitigation Strategies.Portuguese journal of public health · 2024Article
- The importance of translational science within the respiratory field.Breathe (Sheffield, England) · 2024Article
- Adjuvant-independent airway sensitization and infection mouse models leading to allergic asthma.Frontiers in allergy · 2024Review
- Air pollution and rhinitis.Frontiers in allergy · 2024Review
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Respiratory diseases such as asthma, allergic rhinitis (AR) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affect millions worldwide and pose a significant global public health burden. Over the years, changes in land use and climate have increased pollen quantity, allergenicity and duration of the pollen season, thus increasing its impact on respiratory disease. Many studies have investigated the associations between short-term ambient pollen (i.e., within days or weeks of exposure) and respiratory outcomes. Here, we reviewed the current evidence on the association between short-term outdoor pollen exposure and thunderstorm asthma (TA), asthma and COPD hospital presentations, general practice (GP) consultations, self-reported respiratory symptoms, lung function changes and their potential effect modifiers. The literature suggests strong evidence of an association between ambient pollen concentrations and almost all respiratory outcomes mentioned above, especially in people with pre-existing respiratory diseases. However, the evidence on sub-clinical lung function changes, COPD, and effect modifiers other than asthma, hay fever and pollen sensitisation are still scarce and requires further exploration. Better understanding of the implications of pollen on respiratory health can aid healthcare professionals to implement appropriate management strategies.
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