Bronchial reactivity in students from moisture and mold-damaged schools: Changes in relation to changes in exposure

Pediatric Asthma, Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 116-125

  Immonen, Johanna ^a   Taskinen, Taina ^b   Pekkanen, Juha ^a   Korppi, Matti ^c  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b Kiuruvesi Health Care Center   (Finland)

^c KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS REACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOISTURE; MOULD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 3042838921     PISSN: 08831874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/0883187041269878     Document Type: Article

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