’Hotspots’ of livestock farms may influence lung function of neighboring residents

Lidwien A.M. Smit (Utrecht, Netherlands), Floor Borlée, C. Joris Yzermans, Bernadette Aalders, Jos Rooijackers, Esmeralda Krop, Kitty Maassen, Francois Schellevis, Dick Heederik, Lidwien A.M. Smit

Source: International Congress 2016 – Population-based insights into occupational and environmental lung disease
Session: Population-based insights into occupational and environmental lung disease
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 456
Disease area: Airway diseases

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Lidwien A.M. Smit (Utrecht, Netherlands), Floor Borlée, C. Joris Yzermans, Bernadette Aalders, Jos Rooijackers, Esmeralda Krop, Kitty Maassen, Francois Schellevis, Dick Heederik, Lidwien A.M. Smit. ’Hotspots’ of livestock farms may influence lung function of neighboring residents. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 456

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