Early effects of burning rice farm residues on respiratory symptoms of villagers in suburbs of Isfahan, Iran

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 125-131

  Golshan, Mohammad ^a   Faghihi, Mehri ^a   Roushan Zamir, Tooraj ^a   Marandi, Mohammad Masood ^a   Esteki, Behnoosh ^a   Dadvand, Payam ^a   Farahmand Far, Hooshmand ^a   Rahmati, Sharareh ^a   Islami, Firouzeh ^a  

^a NONE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Burn; Burning; Farm; Respiratory; Respiratory health; Rice; Symptom

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT;

BURNING; HEALTH IMPACT; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; RURAL POPULATION; SUBURBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WASTE; AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; COUGHING; DRUG USE; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INCINERATION; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RICE; RURAL AREA; SMOKE; SPIROMETRY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

IRAN; ISFAHAN;

EID: 0036658180     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603120220129283     Document Type: Article

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