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Observational studyBMC public health2025

Association between air pollutants and blood cell counts in pediatric patients with asthma: a retrospective observational study.

Kuo-Chen Huang, Hsiu-Yung Pan, Ting-Min Hsieh, Chih-Cheng Chen, Fu-Jen Cheng

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  1. Characterization and cluster analysis of Indian adults with asthma in the Vellore district.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. Global · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Kuo-Chen HuangDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, No. 123, Dapi Road, Niaosong Township, Kaohsiung County 833, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
Hsiu-Yung PanDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, No. 123, Dapi Road, Niaosong Township, Kaohsiung County 833, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
Ting-Min HsiehDivision of Trauma, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
Chih-Cheng ChenDepartment of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
Fu-Jen ChengDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, No. 123, Dapi Road, Niaosong Township, Kaohsiung County 833, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. a0953283092@yahoo.com.tw.

Funding

Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital CMRPG8N0711
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAsthma is a common respiratory disease in children, and air pollution is a risk factor for pediatric asthma. However, how air pollution affects blood cells in pediatric patients with asthma remains unclear.

methodsThis retrospective observational study, performed in 2007-2018 at a medical center, enrolled non-trauma patients aged < 17 years who visited the emergency department and had asthma. Medical records and blood cell counts, including absolute neutrophil count (ANC), eosinophil count, and platelet count were extracted. The concentrations of PM

resultsOne-unit increases in PM

conclusionsPM

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Air PollutantsAir PollutionAsthmaAdolescentBlood Cell CountChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantMaleParticulate MatterRetrospective StudiesAir PollutantsParticulate MatterAir pollutantAsthmaBlood cell countsParticulate matterPediatric

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PMID39856641
PMCPMC11760106

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