Residential exposure to mould and dampness is associated with adverse respiratory health

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1827-1832

  Hagmolen Of Ten Have, W ^a,c   Van Den Berg, N J ^a,b   Van Der Palen, J ^c   Van Aalderen, W M C ^a   Bindels, P J E ^d  

^a EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b Flevo Hospital   (Netherlands)

^c MEDISCH SPECTRUM TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asthma; Bronchial hyper reactivity; Child; Environmental exposure

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EXPIRATORY FLOW; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CENTER; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOULD; PET ANIMAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RISK; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING;

ASTHMA; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FUNGI; HEALTH; HOUSING; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MALE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

EID: 36348940389     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2007.02841.x     Document Type: Article

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