Housing characteristics, home environmental factors and respiratory health in 3945 pre-school children in China

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 267-282

  Dong, Guang Hui ^a   Ma, Yan Nan ^a   Ding, Hai Long ^a   Jin, Jing ^a   Cao, Ying ^a   Zhao, Ya Dong ^a   He, Qin Cheng ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Asthma symptoms; Children; Environmental factors; Housing characteristics

Indexed keywords

TOBACCO SMOKE;

ASTHMA; CHILD HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH RISK; HOUSING CONDITIONS; MORBIDITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLLUTANT SOURCE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RISK FACTOR; SMOKE; SYMPTOM; TOBACCO;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HOUSING; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; POLLUTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RISK FACTORS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; LIAONING;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 48749111781     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: 13691619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603120701842864     Document Type: Article

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