The melbourne house dust mite study: Eliminating house dust mites in the domestic environment

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 323-329

  Hill, David J ^a   Thompson, Philip J ^b   Stewart, Geoffrey A ^b   Carlin, John B ^a   Nolan, Terence M ^a,c   Kemp, Andrew S ^a   Hosking, Clifford S ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

asthma; carpets; Der p 1; House dust mites; mattresses; mite avoidance

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; PLASTIC; POLYETHYLENE; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; BUILDING; CHILD; COTTON; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DUST; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HOME; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; SKIN; WOOL;

EID: 0030981373     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(97)70049-6     Document Type: Article

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