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Corporate Author Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on the Assessment of Asthma and Indoor Air.

Title Clearing the air : asthma and indoor air exposures / Committee on the Assessment of Asthma and Indoor Air, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Institue of Medicine.

Publication Info. Washington, DC : National Academy Press, [2000]
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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  616.238 I59C    Check Shelf
Description xvi, 438 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Subject Asthma.
Indoor air pollution.
Asthma -- Government policy -- United States.
Asthma -- etiology -- United States.
Air Pollution, Indoor -- adverse effects -- United States.
Health Policy -- United States.
ISBN 0309064961 case
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