The role of cockroach allergy and exposure to cockroach allergen in causing morbidity among inner-city children with asthma

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 336, Issue 19, 1997, Pages 1356-1363

  Rosenstreich, David L ^a   Eggleston, Peyton ^b   Kattan, Meyer ^c   Baker, Dean ^d   Slavin, Raymond G ^e   Gergen, Peter ^f   Mitchell, Herman ^g   Mcniff Mortimer, Kathleen ^g   Lynn, Henry ^g   Ownby, Dennis ^h   Malveaux, Floyd ⁱ  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^g NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^h HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

ⁱ HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAREGIVER; CHILD; COCKROACH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DANDER; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEST; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WHEEZING;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; CATS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COCKROACHES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; MALE; MITES; POVERTY AREAS; UNITED STATES; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0031003334     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199705083361904     Document Type: Article

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