Rhinosinusitis and mold as risk factors for asthma symptoms in occupants of a water-damaged building

Indoor Air

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 396-404

  Park, J H ^a   Kreiss, K ^a   Cox Ganser, J M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Mold; Rhinosinusitis; Water damaged office building

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; FUNGI; MOLDS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ASTHMA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEYS; HEALTH SURVEYS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION MODELING; ODD RATIOS; RHINOSINUSITI; RISK FACTORS; WATER-DAMAGED BUILDINGS; WATER-DAMAGED OFFICE BUILDING;

OFFICE BUILDINGS;

FUNGI;

EID: 84866178642     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2012.00775.x     Document Type: Article

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