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Measures of forest fire smoke exposure and their associations with respiratory health outcomes

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Henderson, Sarah B., Johnston, Fay H.·2012·Current Opinion in Allergy & Clinical Immunology

Abstract

Purpose of review Exposure to forest fire smoke is episodic, which makes its health effects challenging to study. We review the newest contributions to a growing literature on acute respiratory outcomes. Recent findings Smoke exposure was associated with increases in self-reported symptoms, medication use, outpatient physician visits, emergency room visits, hospital admissions, and mortality. The associations were strongest for the outcomes most specific to asthma. Summary Studies with varied approaches to exposure assessment and varied measures of respiratory outcomes were consistent among themselves, and consistent with most previous work.

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Authors
Henderson, S. B., & Johnston, F. H.
Affiliations
  • BC Centre for Disease Control (CA)
  • University of Tasmania (AU)
Corresponding author
Henderson, Sarah B.
Venue
Current Opinion in Allergy & Clinical Immunology
Published
2012-06
Volume
12
Issue
3
Pages
221-227
ISSN
  • 1473-6322 (ISSN-L)
  • 1528-4050
OpenAlex
W1969784042
Cited by
80
References
29
Citations by year
2025: 3 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 10 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 7 · 2013: 5
FWCI
4.65
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by
Locations
  • Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania) (submittedVersion)
  • Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Asthma and respiratory diseases
Keywords
wildfire smoke, wildfire smoke exposure, respiratory outcomes, acute respiratory effects, asthma, exposure assessment, emergency department visits, hospitalization, mortality, self-reported symptoms, medication use
MeSH terms
Air Pollutants, Asthma, Environmental Exposure, Fires, Hospitalization, Humans, Respiratory Tract Diseases, Smoke, Trees

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