The fear of volcano: Short-term health effects after Mount Etna's eruption in 2002

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1216-1218

  Fano, V ^a   Cernigliaro, A ^b   Scondotto, S ^b   Perucci, C A ^a   Forastiere, F ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b Regional Health Authority   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EARTHQUAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LETTER; MORTALITY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANO;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEAR; HUMANS; ITALY; LUNG DISEASES; VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS;

EID: 78349274600     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00078910     Document Type: Letter

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