Microbial Exposure and Mold-Specific Serum IgG Levels among Children with Respiratory Symptoms in 2 School Buildings

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 275-283

  Hyvärinen, Anne ^a   Husman, Tuula ^a   Laitinen, Sirpa ^b   Meklin, Teija ^a   Taskinen, Taina ^c   Korppi, Matti ^d   Nevalainen, Aino ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^c Kiuruvesi Health Care Center   (Finland)

^d KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Children; IgG antibodies; Indoor air; Mold; Respiratory symptoms

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ACINETOBACTER; AMBIENT AIR; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COUGHING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EUROTIUM AMSTELODAMI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOISTURE; MOULD; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM NOTATUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; WHEEZING;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ASTHMA; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; COUGH; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; SCHOOLS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WATER;

ACINETOBACTER; EUROTIUM; EUROTIUM AMSTELODAMI; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM;

EID: 0347989573     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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