Saharan dust and respiratory health: Understanding the link between airborne particulate matter and chronic lung diseases (Review)
- Authors:
- Vasiliki Epameinondas Georgakopoulou
- Chrysoula Taskou
- Athina Diamanti
- Despoina Beka
- Petros Papalexis
- Nikolaos Trakas
- Demetrios A. Spandidos
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Affiliations: Department of Pathophysiology, Laiko General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece, Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Health and Caring Sciences, University of West Attica, 12243 Athens, Greece, Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, Laiko General Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece, Unit of Endocrinology, First Department of Propedeutic and Internal Medicine, Laiko General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece, Department of Biochemistry, Sismanogleio Hospital, 15126 Athens, Greece, Laboratory of Clinical Virology, School of Medicine, University of Crete, 71003 Heraklion, Greece - Published online on: October 22, 2024 https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2024.12750
- Article Number: 460
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Copyright: © Georgakopoulou et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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