PVC flooring at home and development of asthma among young children in Sweden, a 10-year follow-up

Indoor Air

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 227-235

  Shu, H ^a   Jonsson B A ^b   Larsson, M ^a   Nanberg E ^a   Bornehag, C G ^a  

^a KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Allergy; Asthma; Children; Dampness in buildings and health study; Endocrine disrupting chemicals; Incidence; Longitudinal; Phthalates; Polyvinylchloride flooring

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIES; BUILDING MATERIALS; DISEASES; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS; ESTERS; PLASTICIZERS; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOLVENTS;

ASTHMA; CHILD; DAMPNESS IN BUILDING AND HEALTH STUDY; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS; HEALTH-STUDY; IN-BUILDINGS; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL; PHTHALATES; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE FLOORING;

FLOORS;

PHTHALIC ACID; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ASTHMA; BUILDING; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWEDEN;

ASTHMA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PHTHALIC ACIDS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN;

EID: 84899651719     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ina.12074     Document Type: Article

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