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Environmental degradation and the increasing burden of allergic disease: The need to determine the impact of nitrogen pollution
Environmental Pollution epidemiology Nitrogen deposition Pollen allergy respiratory health Abstract: Allergic diseases are a major public health problem and their burden is expected to keep increasing as a result ...
Residential green space, gardening, and subjective well-being: A cross-sectional study of garden owners in northern Belgium
gardens to improved health. Improving biodiversity and ecosystems services in gardens may increase exposure to green space and help to restore and enhance nature relatedness. This, in turn, could ...
Residential green space and mental health-related prescription medication sales: An ecological study in Belgium.
associated with 9-10% higher medication sales. In nationwide models, a 10% increase in relative cover of woodland, garden, and grass was associated with a 1-2% decrease in medication sales. The same ...
Tree pollen allergy risks and changes across scenarios in urban green spaces in Brussels, Belgium
allergenicity index I UGZA (range 0–1, 1 worst) for the present situation and 13 scenarios. The average AR was 0.08 (SD 0.05; range 0.002–0.17). The AR increased by 11–27% in increased allergenic potential ...
Residential green space and medication sales for childhood asthma: A longitudinal ecological study in Belgium
of grassland and garden were observed (unadjusted parameter estimates per IQR increase of relative cover, range across four strata: grassland, β = 0.15–0.17; garden, β = 0.13–0.17). The associations ...
Residential green space and seasonal distress in a cohort of tree pollen allergy patients
physical activity and by reducing stress. Conversely, residential green space may increase stress by emitting aeroallergens and exacerbating allergic disease. Here we examine impacts of exposure to ...