Risk factors for mold in housing: A national survey

Indoor Air

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 469-476

  Howden Chapman, P ^a   Saville Smith, K ^b   Crane, J ^a   Wilson, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b Foundation for Research   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Climatic conditions; Crowding; Gas heaters; Housing; Insulation; Mold

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; HOUSES; MOLDS;

CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; CONDITION; CROWDING; GAS HEATERS; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; NATIONAL SURVEYS; NEW ZEALAND; RISK FACTORS; TELEPHONE SURVEY; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS;

EID: 27744556578     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2005.00389.x     Document Type: Review

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