Asthma, Wheezing, and Allergies in Russian Schoolchildren in Relation to New Surface Materials in the Home

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 560-562

  Jaakkola, Jouni J K ^a,b   Parise, Helen ^c   Kislitsin, Victor ^d   Lebedeva, Natalia I ^d   Spengler, John D ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c Boston University   (United States)

^d Ctr for the Preparation/Implement   (Russian Federation)

^e HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BUILDING MATERIAL; FURNITURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAINTING; RISK FACTOR; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SURFACE PROPERTY; WHEEZING;

EID: 1842425354     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.94.4.560     Document Type: Article

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