ArticleBMC family practice2016
Associations between proximity to livestock farms, primary health care visits and self-reported symptoms.
Article in BMC family practice, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A systematic review of animal feeding operations including concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) for exposure, health outcomes, and environmental justice.Environmental research · 2024Pooled it
- Updated systematic review: associations between proximity to animal feeding operations and health of individuals in nearby communities.Systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Behavioral-biological surveillance of emerging infectious diseases among a dynamic cohort in Thailand.BMC infectious diseases · 2022Article
- Every breath you take: Impacts of environmental dust exposure on intestinal barrier function-from the gut-lung axis to COVID-19.American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology · 2021Article
- Agriculture Occupational Exposures and Factors Affecting Health Effects.Current allergy and asthma reports · 2018Review
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- Proximity to Industrial Food Animal Production and Asthma Exacerbations in Pennsylvania, 2005-2012.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundLiving in a neighbourhood with a high density of livestock farms has been associated with adverse respiratory health effects, but less is known about healthcare utilisation. This study aimed at investigating the associations between livestock exposure and primary health care visits and self-reported symptoms. In addition, we examined the potentially confounding effect of distance from home to general practice.
methodsContact data between 2006 and 2009 were obtained from electronic medical records of 54,777 persons registered within 16 general practices in an area with a high density of livestock farms in the Netherlands. Data on self-reported symptoms were used from a cross-sectional sample of 531 patients in 2010. Livestock presence in a 500 m radius from home was computed using Geographic Information System data.
resultsIn general, livestock exposure was associated with fewer contacts and self-reported symptoms for respiratory and other conditions. The number of poultry within 500 m was positively associated with the number of contacts. A longer distance to general practice was associated with fewer contacts, but did not confound associations.
conclusionsPeople living close to livestock farms less often see their general practitioner and report symptoms.
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