Epidemic soybean asthma and public health: New control systems and initial evaluation in Barcelona, 1996-98

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 461-465

  Villalbi J R ^a   Plasencia, A ^a   Manzanera, R ^a   Armengol, R ^a   Anto J M ^b  

^a AGÈNCIA DE SALUT PÚBLICA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Centre d'Investigacions   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PORT OPERATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOYBEAN;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; EVALUATION; FILTRATION; HUMAN; MICROPORE FILTER; SOYBEAN; SPAIN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DUST; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FILTRATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; SOYBEANS; SPAIN; URBAN HEALTH;

BARCELONA [BARCELONA (PRV)]; BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; CATALONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 2442703933     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2003.009001     Document Type: Article

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