@article{ref1,
title="Assessment of acute health effects from the Medfly Eradication Project in Santa Clara County, California",
journal="Archives of environmental health",
year="1992",
author="Kahn, E. and Berlin, Michelle and Deane, M. and Jackson, R. J. and Stratton, J. W.",
volume="47",
number="4",
pages="279-284",
abstract="Surveys were performed to assess the acute health effects of aerial application of malathion bait over a large urban area. Three indirect attempts to assess utilization of health care services were made: (1) surveillance of a major hospital emergency department was undertaken, (2) ambulance dispatches were reviewed, and (3) emergency treatments for asthma at a university hospital were reviewed. These assessments were negative but insensitive. Prevalence of self-reported symptoms was assessed with two surveys that were subject to severe time constraints. Personal interviews of the same individuals, before and after the spraying, were conducted: one was conducted by telephone and the other by residential visit. Results indicated no detectable increase in acute morbidity. Also, after the spraying, there was a decrease in anxiety-related symptoms.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0003-9896",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}