Building dampness and mold in European homes in relation to climate, building characteristics and socio-economic status: The European Community Respiratory Health Survey ECRHS II

Indoor Air

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 921-932

  Norback D ^a   Zock, J P ^b,c,d   Plana, E ^b,c,d   Heinrich, J ^e   Tischer, C ^b,c,d   Jacobsen Bertelsen, R ^f   Sunyer, J ^b,c,d,g   Kunzli N ^b,h,i   Villani, S ^j   Olivieri, M ^k   Verlato, G ^k   Soon, A ^l,m   Schlunssen V ^n,o   Gunnbjornsdottir M I ^p   Jarvis, D ^q  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

^c INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

^d CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^e INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^f HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^g UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^h SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^j UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^k UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^l UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^m Estonian Research Council   (Estonia)

ⁿ AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

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

^p LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^q NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

building characteristics; building dampness; climate; environment; indoor; mould; socio economic status

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; MOLDS;

BUILDING CHARACTERISTICS; BUILDING DAMPNESS; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENT; EUROPEAN COMMUNITY; INDOOR; MOLD; OBSERVED DATA; SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS; WATER DAMAGE;

TEMPERATURE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS; CLIMATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EUROPE; FUNGUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSING; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; TEMPERATURE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CLIMATE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPE; FUNGI; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOUSING; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TEMPERATURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85017142550     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ina.12375     Document Type: Article

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