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Open AccessCorrection: Home environment and noise disturbance in a national sample of multi-family buildings in Sweden-associations with medical symptoms
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Associations between species-level indoor microbiome, environmental characteristics, and asthma in junior high schools of Terengganu, Malaysia
Indoor microbiome exposure is important for asthma development, but current studies characterize the microbiome at the genus or above levels due to technical limitations. We aim to profile bacterial and fungal...
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Open AccessHome environment and noise disturbance in a national sample of multi-family buildings in Sweden-associations with medical symptoms
Poor acoustic conditions at home can have negative health impact. The aim was to investigate home environment factors and medical symptoms associated with noise disturbance.
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Open AccessIndoor bacterial, fungal and viral species and functional genes in urban and rural schools in Shanxi Province, China–association with asthma, rhinitis and rhinoconjunctivitis in high school students
Studies in developed countries have reported that the prevalence of asthma and rhinitis is higher in urban areas than in rural areas, and this phenomenon is associated with urbanization and changing indoor mic...
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Future Directions of Research on Indoor Environment, Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), and Health
The impact of the indoor environment on human health will continue to be an important topic in the future. Large prospective studies and intervention studies are needed in different indoor environments, includ...
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The Indoor Environment in Schools, Kindergartens and Day Care Centres
Schools and day care centres (also called kindergartens) are important indoor environments for children. There is evidence that the indoor environment in day care centres and schools can increase asthma, asthm...
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Microbial Agents in the Indoor Environment: Associations with Health
There is international consensus that damp buildings and indoor mould can increase the risk of asthma, rhinitis, bronchitis and respiratory tract infections but we do not know which types of microbial agents t...
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Dampness, Indoor Mould and Health
Dampness is common in indoor environments and is related to indoor grown of mould and bacteria as well as chemical degradation of building materials. Dampness is a consistent risk factor for respiratory sympto...
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Open AccessSBS symptoms in relation to dampness and ventilation in inspected single-family houses in Sweden
To investigate the relationships between symptoms compatible with the sick building syndrome (SBS) in adults and building dampness and ventilation in single-family houses.
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Fungal DNA in dust in Swedish day care centres: associations with respiratory symptoms, fractional exhaled nitrogen oxide (FeNO) and C-reactive protein (CRP) in serum among day care centre staff
To study associations between fungal DNA in day care centres, fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) and inflammatory markers in day care centre staff.
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Open AccessPredictors of microbial agents in dust and respiratory health in the Ecrhs
Dampness and mould exposure have been repeatedly associated with respiratory health. However, less is known about the specific agents provoking or arresting health effects in adult populations. We aimed to ass...
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Musculoskeletal symptoms and psychosocial work environment, among Swedish commercial pilots
The associations between psychosocial work conditions and health in pilots are understudied, and therefore, the associations between the psychosocial work conditions and musculoskeletal problems among Swedish ...
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Open AccessPrevalence of asthma and level of fractional exhaled nitrogen oxide among Malaysian school children
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Open AccessTen cities cross-sectional questionnaire survey of children asthma and other allergies in China
Asthma, rhinitis and eczema (allergic or non-allergic) have increased throughout the world during the last decades, especially among children. Changes in the indoor environment are suspected to be important ca...
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Sick building syndrome (SBS) and sick house syndrome (SHS) in relation to psychosocial stress at work in the Swedish workforce
Medical symptoms called sick building syndrome (SBS) and sick house syndrome (SHS) are usually investigated separately: in this study, SBS and SHS were explored simultaneously. The significance of personal fac...
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Open AccessPrevalence and co-occurrence of parentally reported possible asthma and allergic manifestations in pre-school children
The aim of this study was to make an in-depth analysis of the prevalence and co-occurrence in pre-school children of possible asthma and atopic manifestations.
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Carbon dioxide (CO2) demand-controlled ventilation in university computer classrooms and possible effects on headache, fatigue and perceived indoor environment: an intervention study
To study the effects of a CO2 demand-controlled ventilation system (variable flow) in computer classrooms on perceived air quality and sick building syndrome.
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A nationwide study of asthma incidence rate and its determinants in Swedish pre-school children
While many studies on asthma prevalence have been published, the number of studies on asthma incidence in pre-school children is limited. In this project, a nationwide sample of pre-school children was followe...
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The Influence of School Environment on the SBS Symptoms and the Development of Asthma and Allergy
Since there has been a rising prevalence of asthma and allergy worldwide, especially in the younger generation, there is a need to identify both risk factors and protective factors for asthma and allergy devel...
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Ocular symptoms, tear film stability, nasal patency, and biomarkers in nasal lavage in indoor painters in relation to emissions from water-based paint
Despite the decreased use of solvent-based paint (SBP) and increased use of water-based paints (WBP) with possible risk for microbial growth, few health studies are available. The aim was to study the symptoms...
