A case-control study: Exposure assessment of VOCs and formaldehyde for asthma in children

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 908-914

  Hwang, Gyuseok ^a   Yoon, Chungsik ^a   Choi, Jaewook ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Asthma; Case control; Children; ETS; Formaldehyde; VOCs

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; CASE-CONTROL; CHILDREN; ETS; VOCS;

BENZENE; DISEASES; LOGISTICS; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

FORMALDEHYDE;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; ASSESSMENT METHOD; ASTHMA; CHILD HEALTH; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISEASE CONTROL; FORMALDEHYDE; LOGISTICS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

SEOUL [SOUTH KOREA]; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 84863115392     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2011.05.0072     Document Type: Article

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