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 Asthama's female bias [1]

it is believed that women who grow up on farms have a strong immunity and face a lower risk of allergies than those who don't grow up on farms.

A study has found that farm women may be at a risk of contracting allergic asthma

Publication Date: 
28/02/2008
Akshata Srinath [2]
Down to Earth [3]
Tags:
Pesticides [4], Asthma [5], Respiratory Diseases [6], Women [7], DDT [8], Malathion [9], Methyl Parathion [10], Pesticide Use [11], Research [12], United States Of America (US) [13]

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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/down-earth
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticides
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/asthma
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/respiratory-diseases
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/women
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ddt
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/malathion
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/methyl-parathion
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticide-use
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/research
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us