Indicators of moisture and ventilation system contamination in U.S. office buildings as risk factors for respiratory and mucous membrane symptoms: Analyses of the EPA BASE data

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 225-233

  Mendell, Mark J ^a   Cozen, Myrna ^a   Lei Gomez, Quanhong ^a   Brightman, Howard S ^b   Erdmann, Christine A ^c   Girman, John R ^d   Womble, Susan E ^d  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Indoor air quality; Moisture; Mold; Office building; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ADULT; AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; BUILDING; CLEANING; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT; MALE; MOISTURE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OFFICE WORKER; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT MUCOSA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE SIZE; SPACE; SYMPTOM; UNITED STATES; VENTILATOR; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; ODDS RATIO; RESPIRATORY MUCOSA; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; WATER; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33645578012     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620600628589     Document Type: Article

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