Indoor allergens and longitudinal FEV1 decline in older adults: The Normative Aging Study

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 101, Issue 6 II, 1998, Pages 720-725

  Weiss, Scott T ^a,e   O'Connor, George T ^b   DeMolles, Deborah ^c   Platts Mills, Thomas ^d   Sparrow, David ^c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VA Outpatient Clinic Boston   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergens; Asthma; FEV1; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALLERGENICITY; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS REACTIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCKROACH; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

EID: 0031816262     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0091-6749(98)70300-8     Document Type: Article

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