Health Effects Associated with Recreational Coastal Water Use: Urban Versus Rural California

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 565-567

  Dwight, Ryan H ^a   Baker, Dean B ^a,b   Semenza, Jan C ^c   Olson, Betty H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RUNOFF;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RECREATION; RURAL POPULATION; SEASHORE; SPORT; SURFING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URBAN POPULATION; WINTER;

EID: 1842477786     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.94.4.565     Document Type: Article

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