Damp mouldy housing and early childhood hospital admissions for acute respiratory infection: a case control study.

Tristram Richard InghamMichael KeallBernadette JonesDaniel R T AldridgeAnthony C DowellCheryl DaviesJulian CraneJessica Barbara DraperLauren Olivia BaileyHelen ViggersThorsten Villiers StanleyPhilip LeadbitterMereana LatimerPhilippa Howden-Chapman

Published in: Thorax (2019)

A dose-response relationship exists between housing quality measures, particularly dampness-mould, and young children's ARI hospitalisation rates. Initiatives to improve housing quality and to reduce dampness-mould would have a large impact on ARI hospitalisation.

Keyphrases

mental illness
quality improvement
liver failure
respiratory failure
intensive care unit
acute respiratory distress syndrome
respiratory tract
mechanical ventilation