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The effect of sand storms on acute asthma in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

The effect of sand storms on acute asthma in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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The effect of sand storms on acute asthma in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Full title

The effect of sand storms on acute asthma in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Publisher

India: Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd

Journal title

Annals of thoracic medicine, 2015, Vol.10 (1), p.29-33

Language

English

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India: Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd

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Scope and Contents

Contents

Major sand storms are frequent in the Middle East. This study aims to investigate the role of air particulate matter (PM) level in acute asthma in children in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
An aerosol spectrometer was used to evaluate PM < 10μm in diameter (PM10) and PM < 2.5 μm in diameter (PM2.5) concentrations in the air every 30 minutes throughout Fe...

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The effect of sand storms on acute asthma in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_e3040a0f6e184f7fa5a3379a3f8ae94f

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_e3040a0f6e184f7fa5a3379a3f8ae94f

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ISSN

1817-1737

E-ISSN

1998-3557

DOI

10.4103/1817-1737.146857

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