Damp housing conditions and respiratory symptoms in primary school children

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 73-77

  Yang, Chun Yuh ^a   Chiu, Jeng Fen ^a   Chiu, Hui Fen ^a   Kao, Wen Yao ^b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Kaohsiung Municipal Min Sheng Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dampness; Housing condition; Indoor environment; Respiratory symptoms; Schoolchildren

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD;

AGE FACTORS; ASIA; BIOLOGY; CHILD; CHINA; CLIMATE; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASES; EASTERN ASIA; ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHIC FACTORS; HOUSING; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; PULMONARY EFFECTS; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH REPORT; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL POPULATION; SAMPLING STUDIES; SCHOOL AGE POPULATION; SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STUDIES; SURVEYS; TAIWAN; YOUTH;

CHILD; CHINA; HOUSING; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES;

EID: 0030772981     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0496(199708)24:2<73::AID-PPUL1>3.0.CO;2-J     Document Type: Article

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