Increased occurrence of respiratory symptoms is associated with indoor climate risk indicators-A cross-sectional study in a Swedish population

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 101, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2031-2035

  Frisk, Margot ^a,b   Magnuson, Anders ^b   Kiviloog, Jaak ^a   Ivarsson, Ann Britt ^b   Kamwendo, Kitty ^b  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Airway symptoms; Asthma; Housing environment; Risk indicators

Indexed keywords

TOBACCO SMOKE;

ADULT; AGED; AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOUSE DUST; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOULD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOM SAMPLE; RISK FACTOR; SWEDEN; SYMPTOM; TOBACCO; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ASTHMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN; VENTILATION;

EID: 34547404826     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

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