House dust mite avoidance for children with asthma in homes of low- income families

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1069-1074

  Shapiro, Gail G ^a   Wighton, Timothy G ^a   Chinn, Tamara ^a   Zuckerman, Jon ^a   Eliassen, A Heather ^a   Picciano, Joseph F ^a   Platts Mills, Thomas A E ^b  

^a Asthma Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Bronchial hyperresponsiveness; Dust mite; Environmental controls

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; FLUNISOLIDE; SALBUTAMOL; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS REACTIVITY; CAT; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOG; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOME; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INSECT CONTROL; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RACE DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0032804328     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(99)70181-8     Document Type: Article

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