Clearing the air : asthma and indoor air exposures / Committee on the Assessment of Asthma and Indoor Air, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Institue of Medicine.

Washington, DC : National Academy Press, [2000], ©2000.

xvi, 438 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.