Home dampness and molds as determinants of allergic rhinitis in childhood: A 6-year, population-based cohort study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 172, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 451-459

  Jaakkola, Jouni J K ^a   Hwang, Bing Fang ^b   Jaakkola, Maritta S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

air pollution; allergic; fungi; housing; indoor; perennial; rhinitis

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CHILD HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE PREVALENCE; FUNGAL DISEASE; HEALTH RISK; HOUSING; INDOOR AIR; MOISTURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DAMPNESS; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOISTURE; MOULD; ODOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FINLAND; FUNGUS; HOUSING; INFANT; MICROBIOLOGY; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; STATISTICAL MODEL;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; FUNGI; HOUSING; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL;

ESPOO; ETELA SUOMEN; FINLAND;

FUNGI;

EID: 77955864855     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwq110     Document Type: Article

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