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The article discusses changes in office visits for respiratory conditions among residents living in the areas affected by a gas leak.
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Why is it important?
Our findings show the increase in respiratory office visits during and immediately after the gas leak among the residents living in the impacted areas. It is important to understand who exposure to a natural gas effect health of the residents living near natural gas sites.
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We believe this is first article that examined health effects of the largest gas leak in the history of the United States.
Lilia Lukowsky
US Department of Veterans Affairs
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This page is a summary of: Impact of the Aliso Canyon Gas Leak on Respiratory-Related Conditions Among US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Users, Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, October 2018, Cambridge University Press,
DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2018.83.
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