Pre-harvest cane burning and health: the association between school absences and burning sugarcane fields

• Main Authors: Carla Cabrini Mauro (Author), Vera Lúcia Silveira Bota Ferrante (Author), Marcos Abdo Arbex (Author), Maria Lúcia Ribeiro (Author), Romeu Magnani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The objective of this study was to investigate an association between pre-harvest sugarcane burning and respiratory diseases in children under five years of age. The following data were collected in five schools in the city of Araraquara, SP, Southeastern Brazil, between March and June 2009: daily r...