Molds in floor dust and building-related symptoms among adolescent school children: A problem for boys only?

Indoor Air, Supplement

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 17-24

  Meyer, H W ^a,b   Wurtz H ^c   Suadicani, P ^a   Valbjorn O ^d   Sigsgaard, T ^e   Gyntelberg, F ^a  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^d Danish Building and Urban Research ^*  (Denmark)

^e AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adolescent School Children; Building Related Symptoms; Estrogen; Floor Dust; Gender; Molds

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; AIR CONDITIONING; ASTHMA; BUILDING; CHILD HEALTH; CONFERENCE PAPER; DUST; DUST EXPOSURE; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FUNGUS; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MALE; MENSTRUATION; MOULD; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATHOGENICITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL MATURATION; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT; SYMPTOM; TEMPERATURE;

BOVINE RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS;

EID: 20444507262     PISSN: 09085920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2005.00356.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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