Prevalence of plastic additives in indoor air related to newly diagnosed asthma

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 455-459

  Villberg, K ^a   Mussalo Rauhamaa, H ^b   Haahtela, T ^c   Saarela, K ^d  

^a State Provincial Office of Southern Finland ^*  (Finland)

^b State Provincial Office of Southern Finland   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

2,2,4 Trimethyl 1; 3 Pentanediol di isobutyrate; Indoor air; Newly diagnosed asthma; Plastic additive

Indexed keywords

PLASTIC;

ADOLESCENT; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 52949133719     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: 14230070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X08096413     Document Type: Article

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