Geographical variation and the determinants of domestic endotoxin levels in mattress dust in Europe

Indoor Air

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 24-32

  Chen, C M ^a,b   Thiering, E ^a   Doekes, G ^c   Zock, J P ^d,e,f   Bakolis, I ^g   Norback D ^h   Sunyer, J ^d   Villani, S ⁱ   Verlato, G ^j   Taubel M ^k   Jarvis, D ^g,l   Heinrich, J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

^e INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

^f CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^g IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^h UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^j UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^k NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^l KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

ECRHS; Endotoxin; Geographical variation; Home characteristics; House dust; Summer temperature

Indexed keywords

ECRHS; ENDOTOXIN; EUROPEAN COMMUNITY; FOLLOW UP; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATIONS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOME CHARACTERISTIC; HOUSE DUST; HUMAN HEALTH; SUMMER TEMPERATURE;

DUST;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 84855641258     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2011.00740.x     Document Type: Article

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