Reported respiratory symptom intensity in asthmatics during exposure to aerosolized Florida red tide toxins

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 583-587

  Milian, Alexyz ^a   Nierenberg, Kate ^a   Fleming, Lora E ^b   Bean, Judy A ^c   Wanner, Adam ^b   Reich, Andrew ^d   Backer, Lorraine C ^e   Jayroe, David ^a   Kirkpatrick, Barbara ^a  

^a MOTE MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^d FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Brevetoxins; Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs); Karenia brevis; Red tide; Symptom score

Indexed keywords

BREVETOXIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHEST TIGHTNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EYE IRRITATION; HUMAN; KARENIA BREVIS; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOSE IRRITATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RED TIDE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THROAT IRRITATION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; CHILD; DINOFLAGELLIDA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MALE; MARINE TOXINS; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 34548849531     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900701539251     Document Type: Article

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