Damp housing and asthma: A case-control study

Thorax

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 229-234

  Williamson, I J ^a,d   Martin, C J ^b   McGill, G ^c   Monie, R D H ^a   Fennerty, A G ^a  

^a NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b Scottish Health Feedback   (United Kingdom)

^c Healthy Homes Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

asthma; damp housing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0030887319     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.52.3.229     Document Type: Article

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