Housing characteristics, reported mold exposure, and asthma in the European Community Respiratory Health Survey

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 285-292

  Zock, Jan Paul ^a   Jarvis, Deborah ^a   Luczynska, Christina ^a   Sunyer, Jordi ^a   Burney, Peter ^a   Burney, P ^b   Chinn, S ^b   Luczynska, C ^b   Jarvis, D ^b   Lai, E ^b   Abramson, M ^b   Kutin, J ^b   Vermeire, P ^b   van Bastelaer, F ^b   Nielsen, N ^b   Jogi, R ^b   Bousquet, J ^b   Neukirch, F ^b   Liard, R ^b   Pin, I ^b   Pison, C ^b   Taytard, A ^b   Magnussen, H ^b   Nowak, D ^b   Wichmann, H E ^b   Heinrich, J ^b   Gislason, T ^b   Gislason, D ^b   Chowgule, R ^b   Prichard, J ^b   Allwright, S ^b   Mac Leod, D ^b   Bugiani, M ^b   Bucca, C ^b   Romano, C ^b   de Marco, R ^b   Lo Cascio, V ^b   Campello, C ^b   Marinoni, A ^b   Cerveri, I ^b   Casali, L ^b   Rijcken, B ^c   Kremer, A ^c   Crane, J ^b   Lewis, S ^b   Gulsvik, A ^b   Omenaas, E ^b   Svanes, C ^b   Anto J ^b   Soriano, J ^b   Tobias A ^b   Roca, J ^b   Kogevinas, M ^b   Muniozguren, N ^b   Ramos Gonzalez J ^b   Capelastegui, A ^b   Martinez Moratalla, J ^b   Almar, E ^b   Maldonado, J ^b   Pereira, A ^b   Sanchez J ^b   Payo, F ^b   Huerta, I ^b   Boman, G ^b   Janson, C ^b   Bjornsson E ^b   Rosenhall, L ^b   Norrman, E ^b   Lundback, B ^b   Lindholm, N ^b   Plaschke, P ^b   Ackermann Liebrich, U ^b   Kunzli N ^b   Perruchoud, A ^b   Burr, M ^b   Layzqll, J ^b   Hall, R ^b   Harrison, B ^b   Stark, J ^b   Buist, S ^b   Vollmer, W ^b   Osborne, M ^b   more..

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b King's College ^*

^c Bergen op Zoom   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asthma; Carpeting; Dampness; European Community Respiratory Health Survey; Housing; Mold

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ADULT; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; BUILDING; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEATING; HOUSING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOULD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; ROOM VENTILATION; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0036675507     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2002.126383     Document Type: Article

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