The home environment of junior high school students in Hyogo, Japan-Associations with asthma, respiratory health and reported allergies

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 81-92

  Takaoka, Motoko ^a   Suzuki, Kyoko ^a   Norbäck, Dan ^b  

^a KOBE COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Allergy; Asthmatic symptoms; Indoor painting; Japan; Junior high school students; Window pane condensation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALLERGIC REACTION; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAT ALLERGY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOG ALLERGY; DYSPNEA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; JAPAN; JAPANESE (PEOPLE); MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOULD ALLERGY; PAINTING; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; WHEEZING; WINTER;

EID: 84957798365     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: 14230070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X14537512     Document Type: Article

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