Reexamination of epidemic asthma in New Orleans, Louisiana, in relation to the presence of soy at the harbor

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 145, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 432-438

  White, Mary C ^a,c   Etzel, Ruth A ^a   Olson, David R ^a   Goldstein, Inge F ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

^c AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

air pollutants; asthma; disease outbreaks; environmental; soybeans

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOYBEAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031044891     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009125     Document Type: Article

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