How is the indoor environment related to asthma?: Literature review

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 328-339

  Richardson, George ^a   Eick, Susan ^b   Jones, Raymond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b AC and T Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Health education and promotion; Health visiting; Homes; Indoor environment; Literature review

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

ANIMAL; ASTHMA; BED; CAT; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FUNGUS; HOUSING; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MICROCLIMATE; REVIEW;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; ASTHMA; BEDDING AND LINENS; CATS; DOGS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FUNGI; HOUSING; HUMANS; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 26944485854     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2005.03591.x     Document Type: Review

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