Mite, cat, and cockroach exposure, allergen sensitisation, and asthma in children: A case-control study of three schools

Thorax

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 675-680

  Sporik, Richard ^c   Squillace, Susan P ^a   Ingram, Jim Mark ^a   Rakes, Gary ^a   Honsinger, Richard W ^b   Platts Mills, Thomas A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b Los Alamos Oversight Bureau   (United States)

^c WOOLCOCK INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allergen exposure; Asthma; Atopy; Children

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HISTAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CAT; COCKROACH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; HOUSING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIZATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032780030     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.54.8.675     Document Type: Article

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