The impact of indoor air quality on respiratory health of older people living in nursing homes: spirometric and exhaled breath condensate assessments

In the Portuguese Geriatric Study of the Health Effects of Indoor Air Quality in Senior Nursing Homes, we aimed to evaluate the impact of indoor air contaminants on the respiratory symptoms and biomarkers in a sample of elderly living in nursing homes. A total of 269 elderly answered a health questi...

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Main Author: Belo, Joana (author)
Other Authors: Carreiro-Martins, Pedro (author), Papoila, Ana L. (author), Palmeiro, Teresa (author), Caires, Iolanda (author), Alves, Marta (author), Nogueira, Susana (author), Aguiar, Fátima (author), Mendes, Ana (author), Cano, Manuela (author), Botelho, Maria A. (author), Neuparth, Nuno (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2020
Subjects:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Air Pollutants
Air Pollution, Indoor
Female
Humans
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Male
Nitrites
Particulate Matter
Portugal
Respiratory System
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Spirometry
Surveys and Questionnaires
Volatile Organic Compounds
Breath Tests
Nursing Homes
Ar e Saúde Ocupacional
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/6638
Country:Portugal
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