An epidemiological study of the relative importance of damp housing in relation to adult health

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 677-686

  Evans, J ^a   Hyndman, S ^a   Stewart Brown, S ^a   Smith, D ^b   Petersen, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH IMPACT; HOUSING CONDITIONS; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MONEY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS; UNITED KINGDOM; VARIANCE; WINTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEATING; HOUSING; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033882636     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.54.9.677     Document Type: Article

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