Ventilation in homes and bronchial obstruction in young children

Epidemiology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 294-299

  Øie, Leif ^a,c   Nafstad, Per ^a   Botten, Crete ^a   Magnus, Per ^b   Jaakkola, Jouni J K ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Techno Consult AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Air change rate; Asthma; Bronchial obstruction; Building materials; Dampness; Environmental tobacco smoke; Plasticizer; Textile material

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS OBSTRUCTION; BUILDING MATERIAL; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOISTURE; PASSIVE SMOKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; ROOM VENTILATION;

EID: 0032896363     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199905000-00018     Document Type: Article

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