Determinants of house dust, endotoxin, and β-(1→3)-D-glucan in homes of Danish children

Indoor Air

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 245-259

  Holst, G ^a   Host A ^b   Doekes, G ^c   Meyer, H W ^d,e   Madsen, A M ^f   Sigsgaard, T ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e Rockwool International AS   (Denmark)

^f NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dampness and mold; Endotoxin; House dust; Housing characteristics; Occupant; (1 3) d glucan

Indexed keywords

ENZYME INHIBITION; FLOORS; HOUSES;

BACTERIAL ENDOTOXINS; D-GLUCAN; DAMPNESS AND MOLD; ENDOTOXIN; GEOGRAPHIC VARIATION; HOUSE DUST; HOUSING CHARACTERISTIC; LIMULUS AMEBOCYTE LYSATE; OCCUPANT; Β-(1→3)-D-GLUCAN;

DUST;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LIMULUS AMOEBOCYTE;

BETA GLUCAN; BETA-1,3-D-GLUCAN; DUST; ENDOTOXIN;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; BED; BUILDING; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENMARK; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MALE; PET ANIMAL;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ANIMALS; BEDS; BETA-GLUCANS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; DUST; ENDOTOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; PETS;

EID: 84928268092     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ina.12143     Document Type: Article

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