The effect of pesticide spraying on the rate and severity of ED asthma

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 463-467

  O'Sullivan, Bonnie Chin Yet ^a   Lafleur, John ^a   Fridal, Kirsa ^a   Hormozdi, Stephen ^a   Schwartz, Steve ^b   Belt, Mark ^a   Finkel, Madelon ^c  

^a LINCOLN MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b North Shore University   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MALATHION; RESMETHRIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOSQUITO; PATIENT; PEDIATRICS; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOM; UNITED STATES; VIRUS CARRIER; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

ADULT; ASTHMA; CAUSALITY; CHILD; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; NEW YORK CITY; PESTICIDES; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 22444439207     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2004.12.017     Document Type: Article

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