Cities as harbingers of climate change: Common ragweed, urbanization, and public health

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 290-295

  Ziska, Lewis H ^a   Gebhard, Dennis E ^b   Frenz, David A ^c   Faulkner, Shaun ^a   Singer, Benjamin D ^d   Straka, James G ^d  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Surveillance Data Incorporated   (United States)

^c Bethesda Clinic   (United States)

^d MACALESTER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amb a 1; Common ragweed; Global change; Seasonal allergenic rhinitis

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CLIMATE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FLOWER; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RAGWEED; TEMPERATURE; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION; VELOCITY;

EID: 0037329162     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2003.53     Document Type: Article

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