Incidence of asthma diagnosis and self-reported allergy in relation to the school environment - A four-year follow-up study in schoolchildren

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1059-1066

  Smedje, G ^a   Norback D ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cat allergen; Dust; Formaldehyde; Moulds

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; FORMALDEHYDE;

ADOLESCENT; AIR QUALITY; ALLERGY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CAT; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOULD; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; CATS; CHILD; DOGS; DUST; FEMALE; FORMALDEHYDE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0035215440     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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