Improving health, safety and energy efficiency in New Zealand through measuring and applying basic housing standards

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 126, Issue 1379, 2013, Pages

  Gillespie Bennett, Julie ^a   Keall, Michael ^b   Howden Chapman, Philippa ^b   Baker, Michael G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BUILDING; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FALLING; HEALTHY HOUSING INDEX; HOUSING; INJURY; NEW ZEALAND; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; STANDARDS;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY;

EID: 84881066433     PISSN: 00288446     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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