Environmental allergens and irritants in schools: A focus on asthma

Journal of School Health

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 33-38

  Tortolero, Susan R ^a   Bartholomew, L Kay ^a   Tyrrell, Shellie ^a   Abramson, Stuart L ^b   Sockrider, Marianna M ^b   Markham, Christine M ^a   Whitehead, Lawrence W ^a   Parcel, Guy S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IRRITANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BUILDING; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; METHODOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; HUMANS; IRRITANTS; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; PREVALENCE; SCHOOLS; TEXAS;

EID: 0036372031     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2002.tb06509.x     Document Type: Article

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