A measure for quantifying the impact of housing quality on respiratory health: A cross-sectional study

Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Keall, Michael D ^a   Crane, Julian ^a   Baker, Michael G ^a   Wickens, Kristin ^a   Howden Chapman, Philippa ^a   Cunningham, Malcolm ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b Building Research Association of New Zealand Limited   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Asthma symptoms; Home environment; Respiratory health

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; CHILD HEALTH; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; HOUSING CONDITIONS; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOM;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CROWDING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPNEA; GROUPS BY AGE; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOULD; NEW ZEALAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY HAZARD INDEX; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT PARAMETERS; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FUNGI; HOUSING; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; ODDS RATIO; ODORS; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 84864763451     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476069X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-069X-11-33     Document Type: Article

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