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Proximity to mining industry and respiratory diseases in children in a community in Northern Chile: A cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: In a community in northern Chile, explosive procedures are used by two local industrial mines (gold, copper). We hypothesized that the prevalence of asthma and rhinoconjunctivitis in the community may be associated with air pollution emissions generated by the mines. METHODS: A cross-sec...
Autores principales: | Herrera, Ronald, Radon, Katja, von Ehrenstein, Ondine S., Cifuentes, Stella, Muñoz, Daniel Moraga, Berger, Ursula |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4897925/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27266511 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12940-016-0149-5 |
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