<b>The Association between Asian Dust and Mortality </b>

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  • HASHIZUME Masahiro
    Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University
  • NISHIWAKI Yuji
    Division of Environmental and Occupational Health, Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Toho University
  • MICHIKAWA Takehiro
    Environmental Epidemiology Section, Center for Environmental Health Sciences, National Institute for Environmental Studies
  • UEDA Kayo
    Environmental Epidemiology Section, Center for Environmental Health Sciences, National Institute for Environmental Studies
  • YOKOTA Kenichi
    Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki University
  • MINE Mariko
    Research Center for Nuclear Weapons Abolition, Nagasaki University
  • MORI Atsuko
    Nagasaki Prefectural Institute for Environmental Research and Public Health
  • SHIMIZU Atsushi
    Regional Atmospheric Environment Section, Center for Regional Environmental Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies
  • SUGIMOTO Nobuo
    Center for Environmental Measurement and Analysis, Advanced Remote Sensing Section, National Institute for Environmental Studies

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  • <b>黄砂曝露と死亡者数との疫学的関連 </b>
  • 黄砂曝露と死亡者数との疫学的関連
  • コウサ バクロ ト シボウシャスウ ト ノ エキガクテキ カンレン

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Abstract

There is increasing concern for possible adverse health effects of Asian dust. In this paper, we reviewed the epidemiological evidence of potential effects of Asian dust events on mortality, from six studies retrieved from PubMed. In addition, one study was identified through a manual search of conference proceedings and reports. Three studies were conducted in Seoul, two in Taipei, and the remaining two in Japan. In Seoul, statistically significant effects of Asian dust on all-cause and circulatory mortality among people 65 years of age or over and respiratory mortality among general population were reported.In Taipei, one study reported a significant effect on cardiovascular mortality and another study reported no significant effect on all-cause and cause-specific mortality. A study of 47 cities in western Japan reported a significant increase in circulatory and respiratory mortality with the increase in Asian dust particles, while no evidence of effects on mortality was reported in the study conducted in Nagasaki.

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  • Earozoru Kenkyu

    Earozoru Kenkyu 29 (S1), s225-s229, 2014

    Japan Association of Aerosol Science and Technology

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