Asthma Exacerbations and Unconventional Natural Gas Development in the Marcellus Shale

Sara G. Rasmussen, Johns Hopkin University
Brian S. Schwartz, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Dione G. Mercer, Geisinger Center for Health Research
Elizabeth L. Ogburn, Johns Hopkins University
Mccormack, Johns Hopkins University
Joan Casey, University of California
Jennifer K. Irving, Geisinger Center for Health Research

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Asthma is a common, chronic disease that can be exacerbated by air pollution and stress. Unconventional natural gas development (UNGD) has documented impacts on air quality and social disruption, and has expanded rapidly. In Pennsylvania, UNGD began in th

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Asthma Exacerbations and Unconventional Natural Gas Development in the Marcellus Shale

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Asthma is a common, chronic disease that can be exacerbated by air pollution and stress. Unconventional natural gas development (UNGD) has documented impacts on air quality and social disruption, and has expanded rapidly. In Pennsylvania, UNGD began in th