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The effect of pesticide spraying on the rate and severity of ED asthma

Bonnie Chin-Yet O'Sullivan
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Bonnie Chin-Yet O'Sullivan
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  • Department of Emergency Medicine, Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, Bronx, NY 10451, USA
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John Lafleur
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John Lafleur
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  • Department of Emergency Medicine, Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, Bronx, NY 10451, USA
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Kirsa Fridal
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Kirsa Fridal
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  • Department of Emergency Medicine, Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, Bronx, NY 10451, USA
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Stephen Hormozdi
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Stephen Hormozdi
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  • Department of Emergency Medicine, Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, Bronx, NY 10451, USA
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Steve Schwartz
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Steve Schwartz
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  • Department of Emergency Medicine, North Shore Medical Center, Long Island, NY 11030, USA
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Mark Belt
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Mark Belt
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  • Department of Emergency Medicine, Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, Bronx, NY 10451, USA
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Madelon Finkel
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  • Department of Public Health, Weill Medical College, Cornell University, New York, NY 10021, USA

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2004.12.017

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