Decreased Pulmonary Function Measured in Children Exposed to High Environmental Relative Moldiness Index Homes
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Decreased Pulmonary Function Measured in Children Exposed to High Environmental Relative Moldiness Index Homes
BACKGROUND Exposures to water-damaged homes/buildings has been linked to deficits in respiratory health. However, accurately quantifying this linkage has been difficult because of the methods used to assess water damage and respiratory health. PURPOSE The goal of this analysis was to determine the correlation between the water-damage, as defined by the Environmental Relative Moldiness Index (...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Open Respiratory Medicine Journal
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1874-3064
DOI: 10.2174/1874306401307010083