The Melbourne house dust mite study: Long-term efficacy of house dust mite reduction strategies

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 101, Issue 4 I, 1998, Pages 451-456

  Sporik, Richard ^a   Hill, David J ^a   Thompson, Philip J ^b   Stewart, Geoffrey A ^c   Carlin, John B ^a   Nolan, Terry M ^a   Kemp, Andrew S ^a   Hosking, Clifford S ^d  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b PATHWEST LABORATORY MEDICINE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d JOHN HUNTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allergen; Asthma treatment; Der p 1; House dust mite; Humidity; Long term study

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; PLACEBO; SHAMPOO;

ALLERGENICITY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTACT SENSITIZATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; HOUSE DUST; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0031979863     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(98)70352-5     Document Type: Article

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