Associations between home dampness and presence of molds with asthma and allergic symptoms among young children in the tropics

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 418-424

  Tham, Kwok Wai ^a   Zuraimi, Mohamed Sultan ^a   Koh, David ^b   Chew, Fook Tim ^a   Ooi, Peng Lim ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Allergy; Asthma; Bedroom; Dampness; Mold; Tropics; Young children

Indexed keywords

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CALCULATION; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY CARE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; GENDER; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOULD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RHINITIS; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; TROPICS;

ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FUNGI; HOUSING; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFANT; MALE; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

EID: 34447122586     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2007.00544.x     Document Type: Article

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