Respiratory and mental health effects of wildfires: an ecological study in Galician municipalities (north-west Spain)

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>During the summer of 2006, a wave of wildfires struck Galicia (north-west Spain), giving rise to a disaster situation in which a great deal of the territory was destroyed. Unlike other occasions, the wildfires in this case also threa...

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Main Authors: Taracido, Margarita, Montes-Martínez Agustín, Sastre Isabel, Figueiras Adolfo, Caamano-Isorna Francisco, Piñeiro-Lamas María
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-05-01
Series:Environmental Health
Online Access:http://www.ehjournal.net/content/10/1/48