Indoor air pollutants: Limited-resource households and child care facilities

Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 39-43

  Laquatra, Joseph ^a   Maxwell, L E ^b   Pierce, M ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; CHILD CARE; HEALTH RISK; INDOOR AIR; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ASBESTOS; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHILD; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUNGI; HOUSING; HUMANS; INCOME; NEW YORK; POVERTY; RADON;

NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 14344249812     PISSN: 00220892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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