Erratum: Association between personal exposure to volatile organic compounds and asthma among US adult population (International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health (2007) vol. 80 (711-719) 10.1007/s00420-007-0183-2);Association between personal exposure to volatile organic compounds and asthma among US adult population

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 711-719

  Arif, Ahmed A ^a   Shah, Syed M ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; NHANES; VOC; Volatile organic compounds; Wheezing

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUND; BENZENE; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NEGRO; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARTICLE SIZE; POPULATION RESEARCH; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED STATES; WHEEZING;

EID: 34250001365     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-007-0226-8     Document Type: Erratum

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