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Investigation of Hydrogen Sulfide Exposure and Lung Function, Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in a Geothermal Area of New Zealand

BACKGROUND: Results have been conflicting whether long-term ambient hydrogen sulfide (H(2)S) affects lung function or is a risk factor for asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Rotorua city, New Zealand, has the world’s largest population exposed to ambient H(2)S—from geothermal so...

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Autores principales: Bates, Michael N., Crane, Julian, Balmes, John R., Garrett, Nick
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4378981/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25822819
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0122062