Healthy Land, Healthy People Collection

The Contribution of Geogenic Particulate Matter to Lung Disease in Indigenous children

2019

Shepherd, C.C.J., Clifford, H.D., Mitrou, F., Melody, S.M., Bennett, E.J., Johnston, F.H., Knibbs, L.D., Pereira, G., Pickering, J.L., Teo, T.H., Kirkham, L.-A.S., Thornton, R.B., Kicic, A., Ling, K.-M., Alach, Z., Lester, M., Franklin, P., Reid, D., & Zosky, G.R.

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The authors assess the relationship between dust levels and health in Indigenous children living in remote communities in Western Australia. They find that exposure to geogenic particulate matter may be contributing to poor respiratory health in this population.

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The Contribution of Geogenic Particulate Matter to Lung Disease in Indigenous children

Shepherd, C.C.J., Clifford, H.D., Mitrou, F., Melody, S.M., Bennett, E.J., Johnston, F.H., Knibbs, L.D., Pereira, G., Pickering, J.L., Teo, T.H., Kirkham, L.-A.S., Thornton, R.B., Kicic, A., Ling, K.-M., Alach, Z., Lester, M., Franklin, P., Reid, D., & Zosky, G.R. (2019). The contribution of geogenic particulate matter to lung disease in Indigenous children. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(15), 2636.

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