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ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2020

Household airborne endotoxin associated with asthma and allergy in elementary school-age children: a case-control study in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Yu-Chuan Yen, Chun-Yuh Yang, Tsu-Nai Wang, Pei-Chun Yen, Chi-Kung Ho, Kristina D Mena, Tzu-Chi Lee, Kang-Shin Chen, Yuan-Chung Lin, Pei-Shih Chen

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Article in Environmental science and pollution research international, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Indoor bioaerosols and asthma: Overview, implications, and mitigation strategies.The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology · 2025
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  3. Influence of Rural Environmental Factors in Asthma.Immunology and allergy clinics of North America · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Yu-Chuan YenDepartment of Public Health, College of Health Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Chun-Yuh YangDepartment of Public Health, College of Health Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Tsu-Nai WangDepartment of Public Health, College of Health Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Pei-Chun YenDepartment of Public Health, College of Health Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Chi-Kung HoDepartment of Public Health, College of Health Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Kristina D MenaEpidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
Tzu-Chi LeeDepartment of Public Health, College of Health Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Kang-Shin ChenInstitute of Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Yuan-Chung LinInstitute of Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Pei-Shih ChenDepartment of Public Health, College of Health Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. pschen@kmu.edu.tw.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7702-4241
Kaohsiung Medical University · TWNational Sun Yat-sen University · TWNational Taiwan Normal University · TWThe University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · US

Funding

Kaohsiung City Government 980105, 980105-1 and 100C007Ministry of Science and Technology, Republic of China 105-2314-B-037-020 and 106-2314-B-037-067
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To evaluate the association between the presence of asthma and allergy, and airborne endotoxin in homes of school-age children in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, with a case-control study design by matching the age and class exposure. Data collection of home visits included an interviewer-administered questionnaire and air sampling of participants' homes for endotoxin, bacteria, and fungi, as well as temperature and relative humidity measurements. Endotoxin was detected in all air samples with a median value of 0.67 EU m

Indexed as

AsthmaAir Pollution, IndoorCase-Control StudiesChildCitiesEndotoxinsFungiHumansTaiwanEndotoxinsAirborne endotoxinAllergyAsthmaBacterial bioaerosolChildrenFungal bioaerosols

Identifiers

PMID32212084
PMCPMC7244453
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