The Belgian Pollen Phone Service: Immediate and direct information to hay fever sufferers |
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Authors: | Monique Detandt Nicole Nolard |
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Institution: | (1) Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology-Section Mycology, Rue Juliette Wytsmanstraat 14, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium |
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Abstract: | The Belgian Pollen Phone Service gives continuous information about the pollen content of the air. A comparison of the number
of incoming phone calls with the pollen content of the air revealed a surprisingly good correlation. This article underlines
the success of this service. It confirms the high susceptibility of hay fever sufferers at the beginning of the season. It
also highlights that pollinosis is not always limited to birch and grass pollen allergy and it demonstrates the necessity
for the continuous determination of the pollen content of the air. Allergies to mugwort pollen seem to be less important.
The Pollen Phone Service is a prompt way to provide allergic subjects with recent pollen information. |
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Keywords: | Pollen load Phone service Information service |
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