title: Respiratory health in home and leisure pursuits.
abstract: Many home-based and leisure activities can generate hazardous respirable exposures. Routine domestic activities and a variety of hobbies, avocations, and leisure pursuits have been associated with a spectrum of respiratory tract disorders. Indoor environments present a special risk for high-intensity exposures and adverse health effects. There are important knowledge gaps regarding the prevalence of specific health hazards within and across communities, exposure-response effects, population and individual susceptibilities, best management strategies, the adverse health effects of mixed exposures, and long-term clinical outcomes following exposures. The home environment presents special health risks that should be part of the health assessment.
authors.affiliation: Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Stanford University School of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, 3801 Miranda Avenue, MC 111P, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. laho@stanford.edu
authors.forename: Lawrence A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: Ware G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Kuschner
mesh_terms: D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015386:Hazardous Substances / Q000633:toxicity; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D007899:Leisure Activities; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D015386:Hazardous Substances