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Associations between Parents’ Perceived Air Quality in Homes and Health among Children in Nanjing, China

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  • Hua Qian
  • Xiaohong Zheng
  • Min Zhang
  • Louise Weschler
  • Jan Sundell

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The increasing prevalence of respiratory diseases in Chinese children has focused attention on indoor environmental quality. We investigated associations between perceived air quality in domestic environments and children’s allergic diseases with a questionnaire survey study. A total of 4017 children aged 1–8 years old from 23 kindergartens in urban, suburban and industrial areas in Nanjing were randomly recruited for this study. Parents’ perceived odors, including stuffy odor, unpleasant odor, pungent odor, moldy odor, humid air and dry air were found to be associated with asthma, wheeze, dry cough and rhinitis (P

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  • Hua Qian & Xiaohong Zheng & Min Zhang & Louise Weschler & Jan Sundell, 2016. "Associations between Parents’ Perceived Air Quality in Homes and Health among Children in Nanjing, China," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(5), pages 1-12, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0155742
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0155742
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