Respiratory symptoms in a susceptible population due to burning of agricultural residue

Chest

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 351-357

  Long, Wenqing ^a   Tate, Robert B ^a   Neuman, Michael ^a   Manfreda, Jure ^a,b   Becker, Allan B ^a   Anthonisen, Nicholas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agricultural air pollution; Grass smoke; Respiratory symptoms; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTION; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKE; SMOKING HABIT; WHEEZING;

EID: 0031932318     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.113.2.351     Document Type: Article

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