Associations between indoor environment in schools and respiratory symptoms with airway infections among pupils in Johor Bahru, Malaysia

J. H. Hashim, Z. Hashim, D. Norback, G. Wieslander (Kuala Lumpur, Serdang, Malaysia; Uppsala, Sweden)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Indoor and outdoor air pollution
Session: Indoor and outdoor air pollution
Session type: E-Communication Session
Number: 1752
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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