Title |
Ambient biomass smoke and cardio-respiratory hospital admissions in Darwin, Australia
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Published in |
BMC Public Health, September 2007
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-7-240 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Fay H Johnston, Ross S Bailie, Louis S Pilotto, Ivan C Hanigan |
Abstract |
Increasing severe vegetation fires worldwide has been attributed to both global environmental change and land management practices. However there is little evidence concerning the population health effects of outdoor air pollution derived from biomass fires. Frequent seasonal bushfires near Darwin, Australia provide an opportunity to examine this issue. We examined the relationship between atmospheric particle loadings <10 microns in diameter (PM10), and emergency hospital admissions for cardio-respiratory conditions over the three fire seasons of 2000, 2004 and 2005. In addition we examined the differential impacts on Indigenous Australians, a high risk population subgroup. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Australia | 1 | 50% |
Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 2 | 1% |
Australia | 2 | 1% |
Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1 | <1% |
Canada | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 149 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Ph. D. Student | 32 | 21% |
Researcher | 28 | 18% |
Student > Master | 19 | 12% |
Student > Bachelor | 16 | 10% |
Other | 7 | 5% |
Other | 23 | 15% |
Unknown | 30 | 19% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Environmental Science | 41 | 26% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 23 | 15% |
Social Sciences | 12 | 8% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 8 | 5% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 3% |
Other | 29 | 19% |
Unknown | 37 | 24% |