Home dampness and childhood respiratory symptoms in a subtropical climate

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 42-46

  Li, Chih Shan ^a   Hsu, Li Yuan ^b  

^a Division of Environmental Health   (China)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLIMATE; FEMALE; HOME; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0029864794     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039896.1996.9935992     Document Type: Article

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