Water damage in primary schools and respiratory symptoms in school children: The HITEA study

J. Jacobs, A. Borràs-Santos, H. Leppänen, E. Krop, A. Hyvärinen, U. Haverinen-Shaughnessy, M. Täubel, J. P. Zock, J. Pekkanen, A. Nevalainen, D. Heederik (Utrecht, Netherlands; Barcelona, Spain; Kuopio, Finland)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Indoor exposures to irritant chemicals, allergens and moulds and respiratory health of children and adults
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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