Effect of dampness at home in childhood on bronchial hyperreactivity in adolescence

Thorax

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1035-1040

  Nicolai, T ^a   Illi, S ^a   Von Mutius, E ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Asthma; Dampness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; COLD AIR; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; FEMALE; HOME; HOUSING; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0031678502     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.53.12.1035     Document Type: Article

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