Wildfire Smoke Exposure: A Guide for the Nurse Practitioner

Journal for Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 98-106

  Forsberg, Nicole T ^a   Longo, Bernadette M ^b   Baxter, Kimberly ^b   Boutté, Marie ^c  

^a University of Nevada ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c The University   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Environmental health; Particulate matter; Wildfires

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856605500     PISSN: 15554155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2011.07.001     Document Type: Article

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