Occupational and environmental risk factors for asthma in rural communities in China

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 172-176

  Xu, Xiping ^a,b   Niu, Tianhua ^a,c   Christiani, David C ^a,d   Weiss, Scott T ^b,e   Chen, Changzhong ^f   Zhou, Yusheng ^g   Yang, Jianhua ^g   Fang, Zhian ^g   Jiang, Zhujiu ^g   Liang, Wannian ^f   Zhang, Fangzhen ^f  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^g Anqing Public Health Bureau   (China)

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EID: 0000718945     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.1996.2.3.172     Document Type: Article

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