Residential dampness problems and symptoms and signs of bronchial obstruction in young Norwegian children

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 410-414

  Nafstad, Per ^a   Øie, Leif ^b   Mehl, Reidar ^b   Gaarder, Per I ^b   Lødrup Carlsen, Karin C ^b   Botten, Grete ^b   Magnus, Per ^b   Jaakkola, Jouni J K ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS OBSTRUCTION; BUILDING; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0031889625     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.157.2.9706033     Document Type: Article

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