Characteristics of moisture damage in houses and their association with self-reported symptoms of the occupants

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 83-94

  Haverinen, Ulla ^a   Husman, Tuula ^a   Pekkanen, Juha ^a   Vahteristo, Mikko ^a   Moschandreas, Demetrios ^b   Nevalainen, Aino ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dampness; Exposure modelling; Moisture problems; Mould; Occupant health; Residential buildings

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISEASE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MOISTURE; MOULD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN MANIFESTATION;

EID: 0035742464     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000049218     Document Type: Article

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