The association between farming activities and respiratory health in rural school age children

Journal of Agromedicine

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 256-262

  Farthing, Pamela ^a   Rennie, Donna ^b   Pahwa, Punam ^c   Janzen, Bonnie ^c   Dosman, James ^b  

^a SASKATCHEWAN POLYTECHNIC   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Cough; Farming activities; Phlegm

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; ADOLESCENT; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CANADA; CEREAL; CHILD; COUGHING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; AGRICULTURE; ASTHMA; CEREALS; CHILD; COUGH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RURAL POPULATION; SASKATCHEWAN; SCHOOLS;

EID: 68949216316     PISSN: 1059924X     EISSN: 15450813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10599240902799798     Document Type: Conference Paper

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