Sensitization to dust mites as a dominant risk factor for asthma among adolescents living in central Virginia: Multiple regression analysis of a population-based study

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 156, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1760-1764

  Squillace, Susan P ^a   Sporik, Richard B ^a   Rakes, Gary ^a   Couture, Nicolle ^a   Lawrence, Andrew ^a   Merriam, Susan ^a   Zhang, Juan ^a   Platts Mills, Thomas A E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGENICITY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTACT SENSITIZATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031436130     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.156.6.9704026     Document Type: Article

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