Relationship between influx of yellow dust and bronchial asthma mortality using satellite data
Kensuke Goto1*, Jephtha Christopher Nmor1,2, Ryoma Kurahashi3, Kazuo Minematsu4, Tkeshi Yoda1, Yasuyuki Rakue 5,6, Tsutomu Mizota7 and Keinosuke Gotoh7
1Department of Eco-epidemiology, Institute of Tropical Medicine Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.
2Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria.
3Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Nagasaki, Japan.
4Graduate School of Human Health Sciences, University of Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan.
5Department of Environmental Health Science, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane Health Science Center, LA., USA.
6 Department of Parasitology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
7Prof. Emeritus, Institute of Tropical Medicine Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.
8Prof. Emeritus, Faculty of Engineering, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.
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