Housing and health counselling: Preliminary results of a new medical referral system in France

Environmental Research

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 149-153

  Charpin Kadouch, Carmel ^a   Mouche, Jean Marie ^a   Quéralt, Jacqueline ^a   Hugues, Bernard ^a,b   Garans, Max ^c   Dumon, Henri ^d   Charpin, Denis André ^a,e,f  

^a Maison de l'Allergie et de l'Environnement   (France)

^b Médecin libéral   (France)

^c DDASS   (France)

^d TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^e HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

^f AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Built environment; Dust mites; Environment; Environmental epidemiology; Environmental exposure; Environmental pollution; Healthy housing; House; Molds

Indexed keywords

HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; LEAD; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

COMPLIANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FUNGUS; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSING CONDITIONS; HYGIENE; PARASITE INFESTATION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; COCKROACH; COST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; FRANCE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOUSING; HUMIDITY; HYGIENE; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INFESTATION; MOULD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TELEPHONE;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRANCE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOUSING; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

ACARI;

EID: 33846276485     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2006.06.006     Document Type: Article

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