Health in dust belt cities and beyond-an essay by Nick Middleton

BMJ. 2020 Nov 16:371:m3089. doi: 10.1136/bmj.m3089.

Abstract

Desert dust is associated with morbidity and mortality, and distant spread means lessons for mitigating the harms can be found by looking beyond cities in arid regions, writes Nick Middleton

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Air Pollution / adverse effects*
  • Asia
  • Cities
  • Desert Climate / adverse effects*
  • Dust / analysis*
  • Environmental Exposure / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Middle East

Substances

  • Dust