Airborne fungi in low and high allergic prevalence child care centers

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 2391-2400

  Zuraimi, M S ^a   Fang, L ^a   Tan, T K ^a   Chew, F T ^a   Tham, K W ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Aerodynamic size; Airborne fungi; Allergic symptoms; Child care centers (CCCs); Tropical

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC SIZE; AIRBORNE FUNGI; ALLERGIC SYMPTOMS; CHILD CARE CENTERS (CCCS); TROPICAL;

AERODYNAMICS; ALLERGIES; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; GAS TURBINES;

FUNGI;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CHILD CARE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETIOLOGY; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; HEALTH SERVICES; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SYMPTOM; VENTILATION;

AIR TEMPERATURE; AIRBORNE FUNGUS; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CLADOSPORIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; GEOTRICHUM; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PENICILLIUM; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RHINITIS; ROOM VENTILATION; SINGAPORE; WHEEZING;

ASIA; EURASIA; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA]; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

ASPERGILLUS; CLADOSPORIUM; FUNGI; GEOTRICHUM; PENICILLIUM;

EID: 63449120062     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.02.004     Document Type: Article

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