Nasal symptoms among residents in moldy housing

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 461-467

  Ruoppi, Pirkko I ^a   Husman, Tuula M ^b   Reiman, Marjut H ^c   Nuutinen, Juhani ^a   Hyvärinen, Anne M ^b   Nevalainen, Aino I ^b  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adult; Allergy; Dampness; Fungi; Indoor air; Moisture damage; Mold; Rhinitis; Upper respiratory symptoms

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

HOUSING CONDITIONS;

ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; BUILDING; CHRONIC RHINITIS; CLADOSPORIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DANDELION; DEMOGRAPHY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; GRASS; HOUSING; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MOISTURE; MOULD; NASAL BIOPSY; NOSE IRRITATION; NOSE MUCOSA; NOSE SMEAR; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PENICILLIUM; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RHODOTORULA; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN TEST; SQUAMOUS CELL METAPLASIA; STACHYBOTRYS; SYMPTOM; TRICHODERMA;

ASCOMYCOTA; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; CLADOSPORIUM; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM; STACHYBOTRYS; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE; TRICHODERMA;

EID: 0346401435     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.754     Document Type: Article

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