Geographic distribution of environmental relative moldiness index molds in USA homes

Journal of Environmental and Public Health

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Vesper, Stephen ^a   Wakefield, Jennie ^b   Ashley, Peter ^c   Cox, David ^d   Dewalt, Gary ^d   Friedman, Warren ^c  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b DYNAMAC CORPORATION   (United States)

^c Special Needs Assistance Program   (United States)

^d ENVIRON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL RELATIVE MOLDINESS INDEX; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME ENVIRONMENT; MOULD; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED STATES; CLASSIFICATION; DUST; EVALUATION; FUNGUS; GEOGRAPHY; HOUSING; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; DUST; FUNGI; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOUSING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052716013     PISSN: 16879805     EISSN: 16879813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/242457     Document Type: Article

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