Two moldy day-care centers: A follow-up study of respiratory symptoms and infections

Indoor Air

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 262-268

  Koskinen, Outi M ^a   Husman, Tuula M ^a   Hyvärinen, Anne M ^a   Reponen, Tiina A ^b   Nevalainen, Aino I ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Children; Day care; Follow up study; Indoor air; Mold exposure; Respiratory symptoms

Indexed keywords

CHILD; DAY CARE CENTERS; DAY-CARE; FOLLOW UP; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; INDOOR AIR; MOLD EXPOSURE; MOLD PROBLEM; RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS; UP PERIOD;

MOLDS;

EID: 0000696434     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.1997.00005.x     Document Type: Article

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