Asthma and the home environment

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 103-124

  Jones, A P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergens; Housing; Indoor environment; Nitrogen dioxide; Pollution; Sulfur dioxide; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AMBIENT AIR; ASTHMA; CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT; COMBUSTION; HOME; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PARTICULATE MATTER; REVIEW; SMOKING;

EID: 0034097196     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770900009055434     Document Type: Review

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