Impact of the home indoor environment on adult asthma and rhinitis

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 362-372

  Blanc, Paul D ^a,b,e   Eisner, Mark D ^a   Katz, Patricia P ^a,b   Yen, Irene H ^a   Archea, Connie ^a   Earnest, Gillian ^a   Janson, Susan ^b   Masharani, Umesh B ^a   Quinlan, Patricia J ^a   Hammond, S Katharine ^c   Thome, Peter S ^d   Balmes, John R ^a,c   Trupin, Laura ^a   Yelin, Edward H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN; GLUCAN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

ADULT; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ASTHMA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOUSE DUST; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; RHINITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 12;

EID: 20944436177     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000158708.32491.9d     Document Type: Review

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