Evaluation of the associations between childhood asthma hospitalisations, outdoor fungal spores and environmental effect modifiers.

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1055754

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Asthma is a major cause of childhood hospital admission, impairs quality of life, contributes to high financial burdens on families and health system and can lead to chronic lung problems. Little is known about the combined effects of outdoor fungi, air pollutants and viruses in causing asthma exacerbations. This research aims to investigate the role of outdoor fungi in child asthma hospitalisations and how their role links with respiratory viral infections and changes in air quality.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2013

End Date: 01-01-2016

Funding Scheme: Postgraduate Scholarships

Funding Amount: $141,558.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Epidemiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

air pollution | asthma | child health | environmental health | fungi

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