Fungal Exposure of Children at Homes and Schools: A Health Perspective

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 144-149

  Su, Huey Jen Jenny ^a   Wu, Pei Chih ^a   Lin, Chia Ying ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Airborne fungi; Asthma; Burkard sampler; Elementary school children; Time activity

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; CHILD; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FUNGUS; HOME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHOOL; SUMMER; TAIWAN; WINTER;

FUNGI;

EID: 0035038724     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039890109604066     Document Type: Article

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