Clearing the air : asthma and indoor air exposures /

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate author / creator:	Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on the Assessment of Asthma and Indoor Air.
Imprint:	Washington, DC : National Academy Press, 2000.
Description:	1 online resource (xvi, 438 pages) : charts
Language:	English
Subject:	Asthma. Indoor air pollution. Asthma -- Government policy -- United States. Asthma -- etiology. Air Pollution, Indoor -- adverse effects. Health Policy. Asthma. Indoor air pollution. United States. United States. Electronic book.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11110109

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ISBN:	0585309434 9780585309439 0309064961 9780309064965 0305064961
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Other form:	Print version: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on the Assessment of Asthma and Indoor Air. Clearing the air. Washington, DC : National Academy Press, 2000 0309064961

Table of Contents:

Executive summary
Major issues in understanding asthma
Methodological considerations in evaluating the evidence
Patterns of asthma morbidity and mortality
Pathophysiological basis of asthma
Indoor biologic exposures
Indoor chemical exposures
Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke
Indoor dampness and asthma
Asthma and nonresidential indoor environments
Impact of ventilation and air cleaning on asthma
Summary of research
Recommendations and overall conclusions
Appendix A: Theoretical considerations relevant to the influence of ventilation and air cleaning on exposures to indoor-generated pollutants.

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