Assessment of endotoxin levels in the home and current asthma and wheeze in school-age children

Indoor Air

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 447-453

  Rennie, D C ^a   Lawson, J A ^a   Kirychuk, S P ^a   Paterson, C ^b   Willson, P J ^b   Senthilselvan, A ^c   Cockcroft, D W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Endotoxin; Household exposures; Wheeze

Indexed keywords

DISEASES;

'CURRENT; ASTHMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; ENDOTOXIN; HOUSEHOLD EXPOSURE; PASSIVE SMOKING; RISK FACTORS; WHEEZE;

DUST;

EID: 56349106101     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2008.00543.x     Document Type: Article

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