CO2 concentration in day care centres is related to wheezing in attending children

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 173, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1041-1049

  Carreiro Martins, Pedro ^a,b   Viegas, João ^c   Papoila, Ana Luisa ^a,b   Aelenei, Daniel ^d   Caires, Iolanda ^a   Araújo Martins, José ^a   Gaspar Marques, João ^a,b   Cano, Maria Manuela ^e   Mendes, Ana Sofia ^f   Virella, Daniel ^b   Rosado Pinto, José ^g   Leiria Pinto, Paula ^a,b   Annesi Maesano, Isabella ^h,i   Neuparth, Nuno ^a,b  

^a NOVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Portugal)

^b Universidade de Lisboa   (Portugal)

^c NATIONAL LABORATORY FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Portugal)

^g HOSPITAL DA LUZ   (Portugal)

^h INSERM   (France)

ⁱ SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Children; Environmental health; Indoor air quality; Kindergarten; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; TOBACCO SMOKE;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMFORT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DAY CARE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; WHEEZING; ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AIR CONDITIONING; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ASTHMA; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RISK FACTORS; VENTILATION;

EID: 84904426874     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-014-2288-4     Document Type: Article

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