Exposure to house dust mite allergens and the clinical activity of asthma

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 64-72

  Custovic, Adnan ^a   Taggart, Simon C O ^a   Francis, Helen C ^a   Chapman, Martin D ^b   Woodcock, Ashley ^a  

^a WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

airborne; asthma; bronchial hyperreactivity; house dust mite allergen; reservoir

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; METHACHOLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SKIN TEST;

EID: 0029782675     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(96)70227-0     Document Type: Article

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