Dampness and mold in the home and depression: An examination of mold-related illness and perceived control of one's home as possible depression pathways

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 97, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1893-1899

  Shenassa, Edmond D ^a   Daskalakis, Constantine ^b   Liebhaber, Allison ^e   Braubach, Matthias ^c   Brown, MaryJean ^d  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e Brown Medical School ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOULD; PHYSICAL DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIOECONOMICS; CLINICAL TRIAL; EUROPE; FUNGUS; HOUSING; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; DEPRESSION; EUROPE; FEMALE; FUNGI; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOUSING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 34948824845     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2006.093773     Document Type: Article

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