Prolonged exposure to damp and moldy workplaces and new-onset asthma

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 713-721

  Karvala, Kirsi ^a   Toskala, Elina ^a   Luukkonen, Ritva ^a   Uitti, Jukka ^a   Lappalainen, Sanna ^a   Nordman, Henrik ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Asthma; Asthma like symptoms; Dampness; Mold; Occupational exposure; Remediation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; FEMALE; FINLAND; FUNGUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGED; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ASTHMA; FEMALE; FINLAND; FUNGI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 80655127807     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-011-0677-9     Document Type: Article

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