Monitoring health effects of wildfires using the biosense system - San Diego County, California, October 2007

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 57, Issue 27, 2008, Pages 741-744

  Ginsberg, M ^a   Johnson, J ^a   Tokars, J ^b   Martin, C ^b   English, R ^b   Rainisch, G ^b   Lei, W ^b   Hicks, P ^b   Burkholder, J ^b   Miller, M ^b   Crosby, K ^b   Akaka, K ^b   Stock, A ^c   Sugerman, D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

^b CDC

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^d CDC ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FIRE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CALIFORNIA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FIRES; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES;

EID: 47049084518     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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