Sensitization to indoor allergens and the risk for asthma hospitalization in children

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 455-459

  Sarpong, Sampson B ^a,b   Karrison, Theodore ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAT; CHILD; COCKROACH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION;

EID: 0030735146     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)63043-8     Document Type: Article

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