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Case-Control study for the Association Between Indoor Environmental Factors and Children’s Health Problems in Japan-Part1 a nationwide questionnaire study among 1664 primary school students.

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Recent studies show the number of people affected by biological contaminants have increased every year in Japan. An epidemiological investigation on 4th and 5th grade primary school students was conducted in order to clarify the relationship between indoor environment and children’s health problems. A case-control study adopted ATS-DLD-American Thoracic Society-Division of Lung Diseases- questionnaire for evaluation of respiratory symptoms and allergies was conducted for 2574 primary school students (1664 responded) across Japan.