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The InChildHealth Walkthrough Survey: towards a standardized characterization o...
Vorkamp, Katrin; Viegas, Carla; Almeida, Marta; Aretaki, Maria Antonia; Bossi, Rossana; Castagnoli, Emmanuelle; Cervantes, Renata; Desmet, JudithThe Horizon Europe project InChildHealth aims to study indoor air quality in European schools and the effects of physical, chemical, and microbiological parameters on the health of school children aged 6-13. As European schools can vary considerably in terms of size, age, materials, equipment, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), cleaning procedures, etc., a questionnaire was developed for a standa...
Identifying the gaps regarding exposure to aeroallergens in schools: systematic...
Viegas, Carla; Paciência, Inês; Pena, Pedro; Cervantes, Renata; Antola, Lisa; Henderson, Drew; Rantala, Aino-K.; Hugg, Timo; Jaakkola, Maritta S.Background: Allergic diseases are a major concern in high-income countries, and their occurrence continues to increase worldwide. Despite previous studies reporting the health effects of exposure to both chemical and (micro)biological agents, aeroallergens have been less well studied. Most studies have focused on exposure to indoor allergens at home. However, exposure can happen in other environments, including...