Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Executive summary
  • Major issues in understanding asthma
  • Methodological considerations in evaluating the evidence
  • Patterns of asthma morbidity and mortality
  • Pathophysiological basis of asthma
  • Indoor biologic exposures
  • Indoor chemical exposures
  • Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke
  • Indoor dampness and asthma
  • Asthma and nonresidential indoor environments
  • Impact of ventilation and air cleaning on asthma
  • Summary of research
  • Recommendations and overall conclusions
  • Appendix A: Theoretical considerations relevant to the influence of ventilation and air cleaning on exposures to indoor-generated pollutants.