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ArticleEnvironmental health perspectives2006

Workgroup report: Indoor chemistry and health.

Charles J Weschler, J R Wells, Dustin Poppendieck, Heidi Hubbard, Terri A Pearce

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Article in Environmental health perspectives, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Reactive indoor air chemistry and health-A workshop summary.International journal of hygiene and environmental health · 2017
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Charles J WeschlerInternational Center for Indoor Environment and Energy, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark. weschlch@umdnj.edu
J R Wells
Dustin Poppendieck
Heidi Hubbard
Terri A Pearce

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chemicals present in indoor air can react with one another, either in the gas phase or on surfaces, altering the concentrations of both reactants and products. Such chemistry is often the major source of free radicals and other short-lived reactive species in indoor environments. To what extent do the products of indoor chemistry affect human health? To address this question, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health sponsored a workshop titled "Indoor Chemistry and Health" on 12-15 July 2004 at the University of California-Santa Cruz. Approximately 70 experts from eight countries participated. Objectives included enhancing communications between researchers in indoor chemistry and health professionals, as well as defining a list of priority research needs related to the topic of the workshop. The ultimate challenges in this emerging field are defining exposures to the products of indoor chemistry and developing an understanding of the links between these exposures and various health outcomes. The workshop was a step toward meeting these challenges. This summary presents the issues discussed at the workshop and the priority research needs identified by the attendees.

Indexed as

Air PollutantsAir Pollution, IndoorHumansInhalation ExposureNational Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S.ResearchUnited StatesAir Pollutants

Identifiers

PMID16507469
PMCPMC1392240

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