Socioeconomic status and race as risk factors for cockroach allergen exposure and sensitization in children with asthma

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1393-1401

  Sarpong, Sampson B ^a,b   Hamilton, Robert G ^a   Eggleston, Peyton A ^a   Adkinson Jr , N Franklin ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

asthma; children; Cockroach allergen; race; sensitization; socioeconomic status; urban

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; CHILD; COCKROACH; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIZATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0030013506     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(96)70209-9     Document Type: Article

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