Air pollution, lung function, and physical symptoms in communities near concentrated swine feeding operations

Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 208-215

  Schinasi, Leah ^a   Horton, Rachel Avery ^a   Guidry, Virginia T ^a   Wing, Steve ^a   Marshall, Stephen W ^a   Morland, Kimberly B ^b  

^a IL   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN; HYDROGEN SULFIDE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEST TIGHTNESS; DYSPNEA; EYE IRRITATION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; ODOR; PARTICULATE MATTER; PIG FARMING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SORE THROAT; UNITED STATES; WHEEZING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIR POLLUTION; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; ODORS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SEROTYPING; SWINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951581169     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e3182093c8b     Document Type: Article

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