Lung function and respiratory symptoms of Brazilian sugarcane cutters exposed to biomass burning

L.C. Carvalho Junior, E. Ramos, A. Toledo, A. Ferreira-Ceccato, R. Cuisse, N. Galvão, M. Monteschi, D. Ramos (Presidente Prudente, Brazil)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Air pollution: from the particles in town to the pollutants in the countryside
Session: Air pollution: from the particles in town to the pollutants in the countryside
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 4780
Disease area: Airway diseases

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