Indoor mildew odour in old housing was associated with adult allergic symptoms, asthma, chronic bronchitis, vision, sleep and self-rated health: USA NHANES, 2005–2006

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 22, Issue 18, 2015, Pages 14234-14240

  Shiue, Ivy ^a,b  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergy; Asthma; Indoor environment; Mildew odour; Self rated health; Sleep; Vision

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLERGY; ASTHMA; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SURVEY; INDOOR AIR; ODOR; PUBLIC HEALTH; SLEEP; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; VISION;

UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS; ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS, CHRONIC; FEMALE; FUNGUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSING; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY; SELF REPORT; SLEEP; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; VISION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS, CHRONIC; FEMALE; FUNGI; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOUSING; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; ODORS; SELF REPORT; SLEEP; UNITED STATES; VISION, OCULAR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84941170122     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-4671-8     Document Type: Article

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