Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Florida During the 2004 Hurricane Season

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 340-346

  Van Sickle, David ^a   Chertow, Daniel S ^a,c   Schulte, Joann M ^c   Ferdinands, Jill M ^a   Patel, Prakash S ^c   Johnson, David R ^c   Harduar Morano, Laurel ^c   Blackmore, Carina ^c   Ourso, Andre C ^b,c   Cruse, Kelly M ^b,c   Dunn, Kevin H ^a   Moolenaar, Ronald L ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Florida Epidemic Intelligence Service   (United States)

^c FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXHAUST GAS; FEMALE; GENERATOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HURRICANE; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PUBLIC HEALTH; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; NATURAL DISASTERS;

EID: 33947303203     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2006.12.013     Document Type: Article

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