Residential fungal growth and incidence of acute respiratory illness during the first two years of life

Environmental Research

Volumn 110, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 692-698

  Dales, Robert ^a   Ruest, Ken ^b   Guay, Mireille ^a   Marro, Leonora ^a   David Miller, J ^c  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^b Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation   (Canada)

^c CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Ergosterol; Housing; Longitudinal study; Mold; Respiratory disease

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; ERGOSTEROL; FUNGUS; HEALTH RISK; HOUSING; LONGITUDINAL GRADIENT; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; FEMALE; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; FUNGUS GROWTH; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOULD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; FUNGUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INFANT; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOSES; NEWBORN; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FUNGI; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MYCOSES; PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

CANADA; PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND [CANADA];

FUNGI;

EID: 77956190945     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2010.07.007     Document Type: Article

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