TY - JOUR
T1 - Correlation of Asian dust storm events with daily clinic visits for allergic rhinitis in Taipei, Taiwan
AU - Chang, Chih Ching
AU - Lee, I. Ming
AU - Tsai, Shang Shyue
AU - Yang, Chun Yuh
N1 - Funding Information:
Received 2 January 2005; accepted 2 March 2005. This study was partly supported by a grant from the National Science Council, Executive Yuan, Taiwan (NSC-93–2320-B-037–016). Address correspondence to Chun-Yuh Yang, PhD, MPH, Institute of Public Health, Kaohsiung Medical University, 100 Shih-Chuan 1st RD, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 80708. E-mail: [email protected]
PY - 2006/2
Y1 - 2006/2
N2 - In spring, windblown dust storms originating in the deserts of Mongolia and China head toward Taipei city. These occurrences are known as Asian dust storm (ADS) events. The objective of this study was to assess the possible associations of ADS on the daily clinical visits for allergic rhinitis of residents in Taipei, Taiwan, during the period 1997-2001. Forty-nine dust storms were identified and classified as index days. Daily clinical visits for allergic rhinitis on the index days were compared with clinical visits on the comparison (non-ADS) days. Two non-ADS days for each index day, 7 d before the index day and 7 d after the index day, were selected. The effects of dust stones on clinic visits for allergic rhinitis were prominent 2 d after the event (19%). However, the association was not statistically significant. There may not have been enough power to detect associations resulting from the inadequate sample size of allergic rhinitis visits on ADS days. Further study is needed to clarify this association. Copyright
AB - In spring, windblown dust storms originating in the deserts of Mongolia and China head toward Taipei city. These occurrences are known as Asian dust storm (ADS) events. The objective of this study was to assess the possible associations of ADS on the daily clinical visits for allergic rhinitis of residents in Taipei, Taiwan, during the period 1997-2001. Forty-nine dust storms were identified and classified as index days. Daily clinical visits for allergic rhinitis on the index days were compared with clinical visits on the comparison (non-ADS) days. Two non-ADS days for each index day, 7 d before the index day and 7 d after the index day, were selected. The effects of dust stones on clinic visits for allergic rhinitis were prominent 2 d after the event (19%). However, the association was not statistically significant. There may not have been enough power to detect associations resulting from the inadequate sample size of allergic rhinitis visits on ADS days. Further study is needed to clarify this association. Copyright
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U2 - 10.1080/15287390500227415
DO - 10.1080/15287390500227415
M3 - Article
C2 - 16263693
AN - SCOPUS:33644854164
SN - 1528-7394
VL - 69
SP - 229
EP - 235
JO - Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A
JF - Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A
IS - 3
ER -