Ventilation and dampness in dorms and their associations with allergy among college students in China: A case-control study

Indoor Air

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 277-283

  Sun, Y ^a,b   Zhang, Y ^b   Bao, L ^b   Fan, Z ^b   Sundell, J ^c,d,e  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Asthma and allergy; Building characteristics; College students; Dampness; Dorm environment; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIES; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; STUDENTS;

%MOISTURE; ALLERGIC SYMPTOMS; ASTHMA AND ALLERGY; BUILDING CHARACTERISTICS; CASE-CONTROL STUDY; COLLEGE STUDENTS; DAMPNESS; DORM ENVIRONMENT; ODD RATIOS; VENTILATION RATE;

VENTILATION;

EID: 79960125875     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2010.00699.x     Document Type: Article

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