Early-life indoor environmental exposures increase the risk of childhood asthma

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 215, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-25

  Chen, Yang Ching ^a,b   Tsai, Ching Hui ^a   Lee, Yungling Leo ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Asthma; Cockroach; Environmental tobacco smoke; Moulds; Pet

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTANT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BED; BUILDING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; COCKROACH; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEATHER; FEMALE; FUNGUS; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MOTHER; PASSIVE SMOKING; PET ANIMAL; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; BEDDING AND LINENS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; COCKROACHES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEATHERS; FEMALE; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; FUNGI; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MOTHERS; ODDS RATIO; PETS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

ANIMALIA; BLATTARIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 82155173507     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2011.07.004     Document Type: Article

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