Allergen avoidance in the treatment of asthma and atopic disorders

Thorax

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 63-72

  Custovic, Adnan ^a   Simpson, Angela ^a   Chapman, Martin D ^b   Woodcock, Ashley ^a  

^a WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ASTHMA; ATOPY; BRONCHUS REACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0031968888     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.53.1.63     Document Type: Review

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