The role of farm operational and rural environments as potential risk factors for pediatric asthma in rural Saskatchewan

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 842-851

  Barry, Rebecca J ^a   Pickett, William ^a   Rennie, Donna C ^b   Dosman, James A ^b   Pahwa, Punam ^b   Hagel, Louise ^b   Karunanayake, Chandima ^b   Lawson, Joshua A ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

farm activities; pediatric asthma; respiratory illness; rural health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CANADA; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FARMING SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; WHEEZING; ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; AGRICULTURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; RURAL POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGRICULTURE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 84906309573     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: 10990496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.22903     Document Type: Article

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