Decreased pulmonary function measured in children exposed to high environmental relative moldiness index homes

Open Respiratory Medicine Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 83-86

  Vesper, Stephen J ^a   Wymer, Larry ^a   Kennedy, Suzanne ^b   Faye Grimsley, L ^c  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b Rho Federal Systems Division Inc   (United States)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; ERMI; FEV1 ; Lung function

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RELATIVE MOLDINESS INDEX; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOME; HUMAN; INCOME; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPIROMETRY; WATER DAMAGED HOME;

EID: 84896847071     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18743064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874306401307010083     Document Type: Article

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