Chronic exposure to volcanic environments and chronic bronchitis incidence in the Azores, Portugal

Environmental Research

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 419-423

  Amaral, André Filipe Santos ^a,b   Rodrigues, Armindo Santos ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^b CIRN   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Chronic bronchitis; Epidemiology; Gases; Portugal; Sulfur; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN SULFIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

HEALTH RISK; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SULFUR EMISSION; TOXICITY; TOXICITY TEST; VOLCANIC GAS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VOLCANIC ASH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS; BRONCHITIS, CHRONIC; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTUGAL; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; AZORES; EURASIA; EUROPE; FURNAS; MACARONESIA; PORTUGAL; SAO MIGUEL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33846816960     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2006.06.016     Document Type: Article

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