Remediating buildings damaged by dampness and mould for preventing or reducing respiratory tract symptoms, infections and asthma (Review)

Evidence-Based Child Health

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 944-1000

  Sauni, Riitta ^a   Uitti, Jukka ^a   Jauhiainen, Merja ^a   Kreiss, Kathleen ^b   Sigsgaard, Torben ^c   Verbeek, Jos H ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

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

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adult; Asthma prevention control ; Child; Environmental Remediation methods ; Fungi; Housing standards ; Humans; Humidity adverse effects ; Respiratory Sounds; Respiratory Tract Infections prevention control ; Schools standards ; Sick Building Syndrome complications; prevention control

Indexed keywords

FUNGICIDE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AIR CONDITIONING; ASTHMA; BUILDING REPAIR; CHILD; CLEANING; CONSTRUCTION WORK; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COUGHING; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EPISTAXIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EYE IRRITATION; HOUSING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MOISTURE; MOULD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; RHINITIS; SCHOOL; SORE THROAT; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WHEEZING; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ASTHMA [* PREVENTION & CONTROL]; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION [* METHODS]; FUNGI; HOUSING [* STANDARDS]; HUMANS; HUMIDITY [* ADVERSE EFFECTS]; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS [*PREVENTION & CONTROL]; SCHOOLS [STANDARDS]; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME [COMPLICATIONS; PREVENTION & CONTROL];

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FUNGI; HOUSING; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SCHOOLS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84878052780     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15576272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ebch.1914     Document Type: Review

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