Epidemic carbon monoxide poisoning following a winter storm

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 469-473

  Houck, Peter M ^a,c   Hampson, Neil B ^b  

^a Health Care Financing Administration   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Hlth Care Financing Admin MS RX 40   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon monoxide; Disaster; Ethnic minority; Prevention; Winter storm

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; CHARCOAL; GASOLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; CHILD; DISASTER; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEATHER; WINTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ASIA; CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING; CHARCOAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; COOKERY; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEASONS; WASHINGTON; WEATHER;

EID: 0030744670     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(97)00079-6     Document Type: Article

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