Respiratory illness as a reaction to tropical algal blooms occurring in a temperate climate

JAMA

Volumn 293, Issue 21, 2005, Pages 2599-2600

  Gallitelli, Mauro ^a   Ungaro, Nicola ^b   Addante, Luigi Mario ^c   Procacci, Vito ^c   Silver, Nicolò Gentiloni ^d   Sabbà, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b Marine Biology Laboratory   (Italy)

^c POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^d CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; MARINE TOXIN; SEA WATER;

ALGAL BLOOM; CONJUNCTIVITIS; COUGHING; DINOFLAGELLATE; DYSPNEA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LETTER; MUCILAGE; NONHUMAN; PH; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RHINORRHEA; SALINITY; TROPIC CLIMATE; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER TEMPERATURE; WHEEZING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGA; ANIMAL; CHILD; CLIMATE; FEMALE; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SWIMMING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGAE; ANIMALS; BATHING BEACHES; CHILD; CLIMATE; DINOFLAGELLIDA; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MARINE TOXINS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOPLANKTON; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SEAWATER;

EID: 19644374867     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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