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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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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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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 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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Open AccessPrevalence of asthma and level of fractional exhaled nitrogen oxide among Malaysian school children
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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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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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Open AccessEffect of degree of urbanisation on age and sex-specific asthma prevalence in Swedish preschool children
There are few studies on age and sex-specific asthma prevalence in the age range 1–6 years. The purpose of this report was to estimate age and sex specific asthma prevalence in preschool children and to analys...
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Open AccessIgE sensitisation in relation to flow-independent nitric oxide exchange parameters
A positive association between IgE sensitisation and exhaled NO levels has been found in several studies, but there are no reports on the compartment of the lung that is responsible for the increase in exhaled...
